John Kreese
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John Kreese is the ruthless sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo in the Karate Kid franchise, known for his "no mercy" philosophy and antagonistic role against Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Kreese canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12916814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Kreese Context triple: [The Karate Kid Part III, featuresCharacter, John Kreese]
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A.
Mr. Miyagi
Mr. Miyagi is the wise, soft-spoken karate master and mentor from "The Karate Kid" film series, known for teaching life lessons through unconventional training methods.
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B.
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer known for his work with major rock and pop acts such as U2, R.E.M., and Snow Patrol.
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C.
Kenichi
Kenichi is a Japanese masculine given name commonly used for boys and men in Japan.
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D.
Eddie Sakamura
Eddie Sakamura is a flamboyant, hedonistic Japanese playboy and key suspect entangled in corporate intrigue and murder in the techno-thriller film "Rising Sun."
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E.
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris is an American martial artist and action film star known for his tough-guy roles, particularly in 1980s action movies and the long-running TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Kreese Target entity description: John Kreese is the ruthless sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo in the Karate Kid franchise, known for his "no mercy" philosophy and antagonistic role against Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi.
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A.
Mr. Miyagi
Mr. Miyagi is the wise, soft-spoken karate master and mentor from "The Karate Kid" film series, known for teaching life lessons through unconventional training methods.
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B.
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer known for his work with major rock and pop acts such as U2, R.E.M., and Snow Patrol.
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C.
Kenichi
Kenichi is a Japanese masculine given name commonly used for boys and men in Japan.
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D.
Eddie Sakamura
Eddie Sakamura is a flamboyant, hedonistic Japanese playboy and key suspect entangled in corporate intrigue and murder in the techno-thriller film "Rising Sun."
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E.
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris is an American martial artist and action film star known for his tough-guy roles, particularly in 1980s action movies and the long-running TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ martial arts sensei ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cobra Kai dojo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cobra Kai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Karate Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | All Valley Karate Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Daniel LaRusso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Miyagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Mark Kamen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Daniel LaRusso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miyagi-Do Karate NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Miyagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Karate Kid franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Karate Kid (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| mentorOf |
Cobra Kai students
ⓘ
Johnny Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto |
No mercy
ⓘ
Strike first ⓘ Strike hard ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableRivalry |
Daniel LaRusso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Miyagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dojo owner
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karate sensei ⓘ |
| philosophy | no mercy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Martin Kove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringRoleIn | Cobra Kai (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
primary antagonist
ⓘ
sensei of Cobra Kai ⓘ |
| teaches |
no-mercy combat
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strike-first mentality ⓘ |
| teachesAt | Cobra Kai dojo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
aggressive
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merciless ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Kreese Description of subject: John Kreese is the ruthless sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo in the Karate Kid franchise, known for his "no mercy" philosophy and antagonistic role against Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.