Allowing Johnny Lawrence (Wiliam Zabka) to shed his one-dimensional bully persona from The Karate Kid and become a father to Miguel Diaz (Xolo Mariduea) resulted in one of the most fulfilling relationships featured during the entirety of Cobra Kai. Johnny was struggling mightily in life before he met Miguel at their apartment complex in Season 1, but the young boy helped Johnny find true meaning in his life. And the two stars of the Netflix series dished about their characters cherished relationship in a new interview. Mariduea said (per Variety):