Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Mirage – Qhreese

Qhreese – John Kreese sensei of the Cobra Kai in the Karate Kid franchise
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Qhreese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kreese

Qhreese is the sensei of the Kobra Kai dojo. He used to be a soldier under Rahqi Bal’Boa until he was dishonarably discharged for insubordination. Rahqi wants your wizard to challenge his students to a fight. Winner gets to keep their dojo open.

Fear does not exist in this Dojo
Defeat does not exist in this Dojo
Pain does not exit in this Dojo – Qhreese

John Kreese is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise. Portrayed by Martin Kove, he appears in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and The Karate Kid Part III (1989). He also appears in the sequel television series Cobra Kai. He is a Vietnam veteran and a deranged karate sensei who founded Cobra Kai alongside Terry Silver. He initially served as Johnny’s karate sensei, before going on to become his archenemy.

The character was based on Robert Mark Kamen’s friend Ed McGrath. Martin Kove got the role by being verbally abusive towards director John G. Avildsen. An often recited rumor is that the character of John Kreese was originally written for Chuck Norris, but he turned down the role because he thought it would give karate a negative image. Norris has disputed this rumor, but said if he had been offered the role, he would have turned it down for similar reasons.

The current list of all the (known) Mirage references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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