It's been teased since the end of Season 3, but now Cobra Kai fans are about to finally see the return of maniacal billionaire Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) in all of his rich and evil glory. And while it may seem like it took a long time to get to the point of Kreeze (Martin Kove) calling in his fellow Vietnam war soldier (and the primary antagonist of Karate Kid III), Silver's return to the franchise has been part of the creative team's plan since the beginning of the show.

"We love the Terry Silver character from Karate Kid III. We've talked about his character from the beginning, you know, from before writing the first episode," co-showrunner Hayden Schlossberg told GameSpot. "You just don't know at what point he's going to enter in the early days. We didn't say, 'Okay, it's gonna be Season 4.' You really have to kind of plan things out. We knew that we wanted to have a lot of fun with that character and we wanted to devote the story space to that character."

That plan included bringing Kreese back into the fold and having him earn Johnny's (William Zabka) trust once more, only to steal the new Cobra Kai from him and run it as his own, ousting his former student. Now, though, with Johnny and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) working together to take out Cobra Kai once and for all in Season 4's All Valley Karate Tournament, Kreese is reaching out to the only person he thinks he can count on: Terry Silver.