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:''This article is about the former Joo Dee candidate. For the cabbage seller, see [[Cabbage merchant]]. For the airbender, see [[Kai]].''

{{Character infobox
| nation         = earth
| name           = Cai
| nationality    = [[Earth Kingdom]]
| ethnicity      = Earth Kingdom
| residence      = [[Lower Ring]] of [[Ba Sing Se]]
| hair           = Light brown<ref name="CoE34">{{Cite Legends Novels|134}}</ref>
| pronouns       = She/her<ref name="CoE34" />
| allies         = [[Jin]], [[Xuan]], [[Smellerbee]], [[Longshot]], Wen family
| enemies        = [[Dai Li]]
| profession     = Bakery assistant
| affiliation    = [[Ba Sing Se#Wen Bakery|Wen Bakery]]
| appearance     = ''[[City of Echoes]]'': Chapter Thirty-Four
| lastappearance = ''City of Echoes'': Chapter Forty-Eight
}}'''Cai''' was a candidate to become a [[Cultural Ambassadors|Joo Dee]]. After being rescued by [[Jin]] and [[Xuan]], she became a [[Cuisine in the World of Avatar|bakery]] assistant at the [[Ba Sing Se#Wen Bakery|Wen Bakery]].

== History ==
At some point, Cai signed a contract to work in the [[Ba Sing Se#Upper Ring|Upper Ring]] of [[Ba Sing Se]]. However, she was actually taken to [[Lake Laogai]], as a candidate to be [[Brainwashing|brainwashed]] and turned into a Cultural Ambassador. During her imprisonment, she witnessed a group of Joo Dees shortly after their brainwashing, who would not respond or even flinch when called out to. She was considered for brainwashing on multiple occasions, placed into a lineup with other girls to be chosen by officials, but she was never picked.<ref name="CoE34" />

After the [[Fire Nation]] [[Coup of Ba Sing Se|took control of]] Ba Sing Se, Cai remained in her cell, with other Joo Dee candidates. Eventually, Jin, Xuan, [[Smellerbee]], and [[Longshot]] [[Mission to Lake Laogai|snuck into Lake Laogai]] in search of [[Suyin Wen|Susu]], and they found the cell with the Joo Dee candidates. While the girls did not trust them, Xuan explained that they were there to rescue them, and Cai told them a bit about her experiences in the prison. She joined the rest of the girls when their rescuers led them out.<ref name="CoE34" />

Once freed, Cai had nowhere to return to, so she began to live and work at Wen Bakery as a baking assistant along two other would-be-Joo Dees.<ref name="CoE35">{{Cite Legends Novels|135}}</ref>

A few weeks later, there was a commotion at the bakery, as [[Military of the Fire Nation|Fire Nation soldiers]] complained about how savory the salted duck egg pastries were. Cai watched from the sidelines, and explained the situation to Jin when she asked. The incident inspired Jin and she subsequently came up with spreading word of the [[Silver Fangs]]' planned revolution through the pastries. After being informed of the plan, Cai and the other former Joo Dee candidates eagerly participated in the work, wanting to help the fight against the Fire Nation.<ref name="CoE45">{{Cite Legends Novels|145}}</ref>

Following the successful [[liberation of Ba Sing Se]], Cai and the other Wen Bakery employees celebrated the victorious revolutionaries.<ref name="CoE48">{{Cite Legends Novels|148}}</ref>

== Physical description ==
Cai was described as having "curly light-brown hair" by [[Jin]].<ref name="CoE34" />

== Appearances ==
=== ''Avatar Legends'' novels ===
==== ''City of Echoes'' ====
{{AppearLegendsNovels|134|135|145|148}}

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