# Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Cai Actor Was ‘Deeply Afraid’ of the Audience’s Reaction

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-cai-actor-was-deeply-afraid-of-the-audiences-reaction/
- Published: 2026-10-30T19:01:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T19:54:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-cai-zeno-robinson-interview/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment

## Key points

- Zeno Robinson did not know Cai was a main protagonist when he auditioned.
- He worried players might find Cai boring and focused on making him nuanced.
- Cai’s story centres on hope, family and trying to save his father.

## Summary

Voice actor Zeno Robinson said he was surprised to learn that Cai, whom he plays in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, is one of the game’s four protagonists. He had expected a minor role, and was “deeply afraid” players might find Cai boring, so he aimed to make the young character feel relatable and nuanced.

Cai is a hopeful 15-year-old from a rural village who enters the Heroic Games to try to prevent his father Castor’s execution. Robinson connected with Cai’s design as a young Black protagonist with locs, and said portraying him meant recapturing a teenager’s idealism and curiosity. Family, including bonds Cai forms along the way, is central to his story; Robinson singled out Cai’s confrontation with Castor as his favourite scene to perform.

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