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:''This article is about the Earth Kingdom general. For other similar uses, see [[Wei (disambiguation)]].''

{{Character infobox
| nation        = earth
| image         = 
| name          = Wei
| nationality   = [[Earth Kingdom]]<ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBBFtTQuJv0 |title=Avatar Generations - Dev Stream Episode #2 - VOD |date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=YouTube }}</ref>
| age           = "Old" at death<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D">{{Cite video game|AG|D}}</ref>
| hair          = 
| pronouns      = He/him<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF">{{Cite video game|AG|HF}}</ref>
| allies        = 
| enemies       = 
| weapon        = 
| fightingstyle = 
| profession    = Military officer
| position      = * [[Military ranks in the World of Avatar#General 2|General]]
* [[Martial arts in the World of Avatar|Martial artist]]
| affiliation   = [[Military of the Earth Kingdom|Earth Kingdom Army]]
| appearance    = ''[[Avatar: Generations]]'' {{mo}} {{om}}
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}}'''Wei''' was an [[Earth Kingdom]] [[Military ranks in the World of Avatar#General 2|general]], infamous for his lack of caution and ultimate downfall. The massive mausoleum known as [[Hegemon's Folly]] at the [[Mo Ce Sea]] served as his final resting place.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" />

== History ==
After joining the [[Military of the Earth Kingdom|Earth Kingdom Army]], Wei initially proved exceedingly successful and became something of a regional hero.<ref name="YouTube" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-MISC">{{Cite video game|AG|MISC}}</ref> Having risen to general, Wei wrote down his experiences in a personal journal. Over the course of his career, he devised many war strategies, including operations which were supposed to take place across the [[Earth|world]]. His plans were often exceedingly risky, and later commentators described them as "misguided".<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /> However, he was a talented [[Martial arts in the World of Avatar|martial artist]]. Wei wrote several training scrolls on his martial arts techniques, and these were more favorably regarded than his strategic thinking.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" />

By the time he had become an "old warrior", Wei was desperate to forge a long-lasting legacy for himself.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /> Not satisfied with his successes up until this point, he tried to achieve a completely unrealistic level of greatness.<ref name="YouTube" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-MISC" /> In the process, he declared war "against an impossible enemy". This started his final downfall and led to his doom at sea.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" />

=== Legacy ===
[[File:General Wei as the fisherman.png|thumb|left|200px|The statue of Wei which symbolically presents him as a fisherman.]]

Even though Wei was subsequently honored with a massive mausoleum, his legacy was one of shame.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-MISC" /> His burial site was termed "Hegemon's Folly" by historians,<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-MISC" /> and his surviving family members attended his burial wearing "bleak and spiteful" masks. They also placed [[Arts in the World of Avatar|statues]] and an inscription in front of his crypt which emphasized the general's hubris.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /> The inscription cryptically stated: "The insatiable fisherman hungers more than ever. The poor fish wonder, 'When will we be free?' But his endless appetite may not last forever, when blind to the bigger fish in the sea."<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" /> The statues in front of his grave represented Wei as a fisherman whose attention was focused on two fish, even as his enemy -symbolized by an [[unagi]]- had turned its gaze on him.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" />

Many artefacts and pieces of writing which documented Wei's downfall survived the passage of time, including his journal, a carnelian amulet he had worn, maps of his strategies, and the scroll which documented his infamous declaration of war.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" /> In contrast, his teachings on martial arts fell into obscurity.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" />

A significant number of items and texts associated with Wei were stored as grave goods in his mausoleum, reportedly having been sealed away due to his disgraceful end.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" /><ref name="AvatarGenerations-MISC" /> In the late [[Hundred Year War]], several people such as [[Wen]] the archaeologist and [[Military ranks in the World of Avatar#Fire Nation|Captain]] [[Masaru]] of the [[Fire Army]] tried to access the general's crypt, seeking the information it contained.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-HF" />

== Trivia ==
* Though Wei's lifetime is not dated, his grave was described as being "ancient" by the late Hundred Year War.<ref name="YouTube" /><ref name="Twitter">{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AvatarMobileRPG/status/1662503941152571393 |title=''Avatar: Generations'' on Twitter |date=May 27, 2023 |accessdate=May 27, 2023 |publisher=Twitter }}</ref>
* The ''Avatar: Generations'' item of Wei's declaration of war showcases the crossed out image of a person, suggesting that Wei's last war was aimed at defeating one individual.<ref name="AvatarGenerations-D" />
* The name 'Wei' is of Chinese origin and means "greatness" or "ambition".

== Appearances ==
=== ''Avatar'' games ===
* ''[[Avatar: Generations]]'' {{mo}}

== References ==
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