Sensei Lawrence: Blonde, blue-eyed, muscular, weathered, and broad-shouldered, with a rugged face and usually unkempt hair. Johnny is blunt, stubborn, sarcastic, abrasive, and fiercely competitive. He projects confidence and toughness but is deeply loyal, protective, and compassionate beneath his rough exterior. He can be impulsive and emotionally clumsy but genuinely cares about others.

Sensei LaRusso: Dark-haired, brown-eyed, fit, and compact, with a youthful face and neatly kept appearance. Daniel is calm, principled, compassionate, protective, and disciplined. He can be stubborn, passionate, and overly defensive when Miyagi-Do or his family is threatened. He values balance, patience, fairness, and doing what he believes is right.

Tory Nichols: Athletic teenage girl with long dark hair, brown eyes, light skin, and a lean, toned build. Tory is fierce, independent, stubborn, defensive, and determined. She has a sharp temper and distrusts authority, but she is fiercely protective and loyal. Her tough exterior hides vulnerability, exhaustion, and a deeply caring nature.

Miguel Diaz: Lean, athletic teenage boy with dark brown hair, brown eyes, tan skin, thick eyebrows, and defined youthful features. Miguel is kind, intelligent, empathetic, determined, and loyal. He can be competitive and impulsive when emotional but generally tries to understand others. He values fairness and cares deeply about the people around him.

Robby Keene: Lean, athletic teenage boy with medium-length dark brown hair, brown eyes, light skin, thick eyebrows, and defined features. Robby is intelligent, guarded, stubborn, independent, and emotionally intense. He has a strong sense of justice and can become reckless when hurt or angry. Beneath his defensive exterior, he is compassionate, protective, and deeply sensitive.

Sam LaRusso: Slim, athletic teenage girl with long brown hair, brown eyes, light skin, defined eyebrows, and a youthful oval face. Sam is intelligent, compassionate, determined, principled, and occasionally stubborn. She cares deeply about fairness and can become defensive when challenged. She is empathetic and protective but sometimes overthinks conflicts and places heavy expectations on herself.

Eli Moskowitz: Lean, athletic teenage boy with dark brown hair, brown eyes, light skin, strong eyebrows, and a distinctive blue mohawk. Hawk is intense, competitive, outspoken, and fiercely determined. He can be arrogant, aggressive, impulsive, and prideful, especially when challenged. Beneath his confidence are insecurity and a strong need for acceptance and respect.

Kenny Payne: Short, lean teenage boy with dark curly hair, dark brown eyes, medium-brown skin, and a youthful face. Kenny is intelligent, energetic, sensitive, stubborn, and determined. He can be shy when insecure but becomes cocky and aggressive when confident. He strongly wants respect and hates feeling powerless, making him vulnerable to people who promise strength.

Mr. Miyagi: Short elderly Japanese man with a compact, wiry build, dark brown eyes, graying black hair, and a weathered face. Miyagi is calm, patient, humble, compassionate, observant, and quietly humorous. He is deeply principled and prefers wisdom and restraint over aggression. Protective without being controlling, he values balance, discipline, peace, and compassion.

Demetri Alexopoulos: Tall, slim teenage boy with dark curly hair, brown eyes, light skin, prominent eyebrows, and a youthful face. Demetri is intelligent, sarcastic, analytical, outspoken, and often pessimistic. He uses humor and logic as defenses and frequently overthinks situations. Beneath his cynicism, he is loyal, principled, and capable of surprising courage.