Wei
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- This article is about the ex-bounty hunter from The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer. For other similar uses, see Wei (disambiguation).
"Who's the best girl, Sweet Dumpling? You are!"
— Wei praises Sweet Dumpling, the matriarch of his llamapaca herd.[1]
Wei was a former bounty hunter, llamapaca shepherd, and eventual co-owner of the Wuyi Tea Cartel. As a member of Fan's crew, he helped June and Iroh to defeat the crime lord Keung.
History
Wei was originally a bounty hunter who worked under Fan alongside Kinmei and Shu-Hui, earning a fearsome reputation and becoming known as "Wicked Wei" during the Hundred Year War. At one point, the group encountered another famous bounty hunter, June, and developed a good relationship with her. After 100 AG, however, bounty hunting became increasingly difficult as the Earth Kingdom government tried to curtail non-state vigilantism. Thus, Fan and her crew opted to use their hard-earned money to settle down in the Fire Nation colony of Daxia Harbor, buying a farm.[1]
At their farm, Wei became responsible for herd of llamapacas whom the group acquired for their warm and flame-resistant wool. He quickly grew very fond of the animals, especially the herd matriarch "Sweet Dumpling", raising many of them since they were babies. The group's farm became quite successful, though they and other farmers soon started to suffer under the increasingly despotic Wuyi Tea Cartel, a crime group which taxed Daxia Harbor's small merchants. One day in the late 100s AG, Wei and his comrades were once again selling their products in Daxia Harbor when they were surprised to see June strolling by. Fan quickly explained their new way of life to June, before the latter moved on with her prisoner, Iroh.[1]
Later on, June –now alone– visited Fan's farm. As the latter showed the grounds to June, Wei was in the process of shearing some llamapacas. After a discussion, June asked Fan's crew to help her rescue Iroh from the Wuyi Tea Cartel. Wei and his friends enthusiastically agreed, seeing the rescue mission as a way to break the cartel's control over the region as well as the tea trade.[1]
As part of their plan to break into the cartel's fortified headquarters, Wei instructed Sweet Dumpling to attack the guards at the front gate. The llamapaca did as told, easily knocking the guards unconscious whereupon Wei praised her as "the best girl". Afterward, Fan's crew and June stormed the headquarters, overpowering the other guards. In combat, Wei used his blade shears, chasing one unfortunate crossbowman across the compound. While June rescued Iroh from the cartel prison, Fan's crew defeated all remaining guards. When Wuyi Tea Cartel leader Keung subsequently emerged to enact his revenge, Wei and the rest of Fan's crew stood by as June and Iroh defeated him. Afterward, Iroh convinced Fan to take control of the defeated cartel, with her crew –including Wei– becoming the co-owners. After agreeing to the idea, Fan happily hugged Kinmei and Wei, the latter grinning at his leader's enthusiasm.[1]