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| VULCAN | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Philippe Laflamme | |
| Country of Birth | Canada | |
| Birthday | April 20, 1999 (age 25) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Cloud9 | |
| Contract Expires | 2026-11-17 | |
| Role | Support | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: C9 VULCANNN C9 Vulcan EUW: LAFLAMME 01 pabl0 picass0 euw tourist KR: C9 VULCAN | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Philippe "VULCAN" (▶️ listen) Laflamme is a League of Legends esports player, currently support for Cloud9.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DatZit Gaming Fire | ≈Sep 2015≈2015-09-?? | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-01 | ≈8mo | ejel | ||
 CLG Black | Dec 20162016-12-04 | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | ≈5mo 28d | ejel | ||
 CLG Academy | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈5mo 26d | ejel | ||
 Clutch Academy | Jan 20182018-01-03[2] | Nov 20182018-11-28[1] | 10mo 25d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Gaming | Nov 20182018-11-28[5] | Oct 20192019-10-28[4] | 11mo | ejel | ||
 Dignitas | Oct 20192019-10-28[7] | Nov 20192019-11-19[6] | 22d | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20192019-11-19[9] | Nov 20212021-11-16[8] | 2yr 27d | ejel | ||
 Evil Geniuses | Nov 20212021-11-16[8] | May 20232023-05-19[10] | 1yr 6mo | Inactive ejel | ||
 FlyQuest | May 20232023-05-19[10] | Nov 20232023-11-22[11] | 6mo 3d | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20232023-11-23[13] | Present | 10mo 17d | ej |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DatZit Gaming Fire | ≈Sep 2015≈2015-09-?? | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-01 | ≈8mo | ejel | ||
| CLG Black | Dec 20162016-12-04 | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | ≈5mo 28d | ejel | ||
| CLG Academy | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈5mo 26d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Academy | Jan 20182018-01-03[2] | Nov 20182018-11-28[1] | 10mo 25d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Gaming | Nov 20182018-11-28[5] | Oct 20192019-10-28[4] | 11mo | ejel | ||
| Dignitas | Oct 20192019-10-28[7] | Nov 20192019-11-19[6] | 22d | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20192019-11-19[9] | Nov 20212021-11-16[8] | 2yr 27d | ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Nov 20212021-11-16[8] | Apr 20232023-04-29[14] | 1yr 5mo | ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Apr 20232023-04-29[14] | May 20232023-05-19[10] | 20d | Inactive ejel | ||
| FlyQuest | May 20232023-05-19[10] | Nov 20232023-11-22[11] | 6mo 3d | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20232023-11-23[13] | Present | 10mo 17d | ej |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
 DZG.F | September (approx.), Vulcan joins. |
| DZG.F | May 1 (approx.), Maxtrobo, Doomtrobo, Cobra, 6ulb3tier, and Vulcan leave. | |
 CLB | December 4, Vulcan joins as substitute. |
| CLB | June (approx.), fallenbandit, OmarGod, Tuesday, Zag, Fill, Vulcan, and Rico (Head Coach) leave. | |
 CLG.A | June (approx.), fallenbandit, OmarGod, Tuesday, Zag, Fill, and Rico (Head Coach) join. Linsanity and Vulcan join as substitutes. | |
| CLG.A | November (approx.), Vulcan leaves. |
 CG.A | January 3, Maxtrobo and Vulcan join.[2][3] | |
| CG.A | November 28, Vulcan leaves for main roster.[1] | |
| CG | November 28, Vulcan joins from academy roster.[5] |
| CG | January 5, Piglet and Vulcan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[15] | |
| CG | October 28, Huni, Lira, Damonte, Cody Sun, Vulcan, Rodov, Thinkcard (Head Coach), and Artemis (Assistant Coach) are removed from the GCD.[4] | |
 DIG | October 28, Huni, Lira, Damonte, Cody Sun, Vulcan, Thinkcard (Head Coach), and Artemis (Assistant Coach) are added to the GCD.[7] | |
| DIG | November 19, Vulcan leaves.[6] | |
 C9 | November 19, Vulcan joins.[9] | |
| C9 | November 22, Vulcan's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[16] |
| C9 | February 10, Blaber, Zven, and Vulcan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Westrice (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2023.[18] | |
| C9 | November 16, Vulcan leaves.[8] | |
 EG | November 16, Vulcan joins.[8] Vulcan's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[19] |
| EG | April 29, Ssumday, Inspired, FBI, and Vulcan become inactive.[14] | |
| EG | May 19, Vulcan leaves.[10] | |
 FLY | May 19, Vulcan joins. Eyla leaves. Winsome leaves for sister team FLY Challengers.[10][12] Vulcan's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[20] | |
| FLY | November 22, Impact, Vulcan, and Sharkz (Head of Coaching) leave.[11] | |
| C9 | November 23, Vulcan rejoins.[13] | |
| C9 | November 27, jojopyun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Vulcan's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.[21] | |
| C9 | November 28, Vulcan renames to VULCAN.[22] |
Biography[]
Vulcan was born in Laval, Quebec.[23] He first played professionally in the HTC Ascension tournament with DatZit Gaming Fire. He stuck with the team for much of the next year, competing in qualifier tournaments for the North American Challenger Series. After failing to reach the challenger scene, Vulcan joined CLG Black as a substitute and remained with the team after they renamed to CLG Academy. Eventually, without having played a professional game with them, he left the team. In the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds, he competed on Team Ocean Drake and was later drafted by Clutch Gaming to play on Clutch Gaming Academy, where Vulcan played support alongside former world champion Piglet. While the team had middling performances in the academy scene, Vulcan and Piglet were briefly called up to play for the LCS team in Summer. They lost both games.
2019 Season[]
At the beginning of the 2019 season, Vulcan was promoted to become Clutch Gaming's starting support. Despite middling-to-poor performances throughout the regular season and playoffs, Clutch went on a miracle run in the LCS 2019 Regional Finals and managed to qualify for Worlds 2019 as North America's third seed. Although Clutch went 2-2 in the Play-In group stage, they won their tiebreaker and defeated Royal Youth 3-0 to qualify for the main event. Their miracle run ended there as they were drafted into a difficult group and finished the group stage without a single win. During the run, however, Vulcan established himself as a top North American player in his role.
2020 Season[]
When Clutch rebranded to Dignitas, Vulcan remained on contract. However, Cloud9 had grown interested in the support and offered an unprecedented $1.5 million to buy him out, a transfer that would have significant ramifications for the rest of the offseason.[24] With Vulcan as starting support, Cloud9 had a dominant spring, dropping only two games across the entire split (including playoffs). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though, MSI was cancelled and the team was unable to compete internationally. Cloud9 continued strong at the beginning of the summer split, but floundered in the back half, relying on ineffective champion picks like Ezreal that led to them being eliminated in playoffs without qualifying for Worlds.
2021 Season[]
With the new additions of Fudge and Perkz, Cloud9 was revitalized, and again won the spring split. LS believed the team was the strongest team North America had ever sent to an international competition, but the team struggled during MSI 2021, dropping multiple games to wildcard teams including Pentanet.GG and being eliminated in the rumble stage of the event. In summer, Cloud9 did not perform as well, but did manage to qualify for Worlds 2021 as North America's third seed. In the Play-In stage, Cloud9 would once again drop games to wildcard teams, but managed to qualify for the main event. Cloud9 was not expected to perform well, but due to an underperformance by FunPlus Phoenix, the team was able to scrape out of groups with a 2-4 record before being eliminated in the first round of playoffs.
2022 Season[]
Seeking a change, Vulcan left Cloud9 and joined Evil Geniuses to play alongside touted rookie prospects like jojopyun and Danny. After a mediocre regular season, Evil Geniuses went on a run in spring playoffs and wound up winning, marking Vulcan's third consecutive spring split championship. The team performed to expectations at MSI 2022, beating wildcard teams consistently while losing to major region teams consistently. Ultimately, the team was eliminated in the top 4, one of North America's best international showings in years. Although Evil Geniuses dominated the summer split regular season, they struggled in playoffs. Danny benched himself due to mental health reasons and Vulcan would finish the year playing alongside academy substitution Kaori. The team managed to qualify for Worlds 2022 as North America's third seed. A strong Play-In showing ended with the team defeating MAD Lions 3-0, North America's first ever best of five win over a European team at a major international tournament. The team was seeded into a difficult group and won only one game in group stages.
Trivia[]
- His ID Vulcan is named after the Roman god of fire. He chose this name because his surname, Laflamme, means "The Flame" in French.
- First Québécois (French Canadian) player in the LCS and the first Québécois to win an LCS Title.
- Known as "The King of Spring" after winning the spring split three times in a row (2020 through 2022).
- His hobbies include reading books, taking walks, and soccer.
- Was famous streamer and ex-pro Overwatch player xQc's duo back in early seasons. Vulcan mentioned specifically Ashe/Thresh.
Titles[]
- LCS x3 (2020 Spring, 2021 Spring, 2022 Spring)
Individual Awards[]
- LCS 1st All-Pro Team x3 (2020 Spring, 2022 Summer, 2023 Spring)
- LCS 2nd All-Pro Team x3 (2020 Summer, 2021 Spring, 2024 Summer)
- LCS 3rd All-Pro Team x3 (2021 Summer, 2022 Spring, 2024 Spring)
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- November 15, Vulcan on Team Infernal: "I played some scrims recently with Tactical... He is probably the best ADC coming to Scouting Grounds." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- January 31, League of Legends: LCS Vulcan – “Piglet is Too Fu***** Good at the Game” with Jason Serrano on The Game Haus
- March 1, CG Vulcan: “I want to make the team better and in the meantime I guess that just makes me better. I’m just trying to be the best I can be and have my team win, so I’ll focus on that for right now” with Izento on Esports Heaven
- March 6, Vulcan on playing with Piglet, Huni and Lira while being an NA rookie with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
- March 27, CG Vulcan: “Sometimes I feel like I’m a stranger in the LCS” with Isaac McIntyre on Upcomer
- March 27, CG Vulcan: “Sometimes I feel like I’m a stranger in the LCS” with Isaac "Everin" McIntyre on Upcomer
- June 26, CG Vulcan: "The team environment was poor last split. We had problems internally that we fixed before this split." with Nick Geracie and Chris Cuevo on Inven Global
- September 7, Vulcan breaks down Clutch Gaming's win over CLG and shares his thoughts on the upcoming match against TSM with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- January 27, Vulcan on his bootcamp in Korea with Zven and reuniting with Blaber with Tyler Erzberger on ESPN Esports
- January 27, [Video Interview] Vulcan on signing with Cloud9, fitting in the meme culture, and his place in the league. with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- February 18, Vulcan isn’t sure if he’ll work in esports when he retires from pro play, will “probably go back to school” by Tyler Esguerra and Henrique DaMour on Dot Esports
- February 20, Vulcan: LCS is really weak right now, the weakest it's been in a long time with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 23, C9 Vulcan: "We expected to be strong, but we also expected to have more competition for 1st place." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 24, Vulcan on joining Cloud9: “I didn’t expect to be traded at all” with Stephen No on The Game Haus
- March 29, C9 Vulcan: "...I didn't want LCS Player of the Week to get in the way of denying TL the playoffs." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- March 30, Vulcan breaks down C9's backdoor against TL, international teams he'd like to face with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- April 15, C9 Vulcan believes they'll beat EG in the finals in a five game series with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 10, C9 Vulcan On Worlds 2020: "If there was ever a year for NA, this is probably the one." with Brandon Sturak on ESTNN
- June 15, Cloud9 Vulcan "Team Liquid is the most likely team to be able to challenge us this Summer." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- June 28, C9 Vulcan Interview: LCS Long-term Success, Goals for Summer Split with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- July 21, C9 Vulcan reveals WHY Cloud9 LOST two games in a row with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 18, Vulcan responds to Jensen's opinions on C9 and how the team is integrating Perkz with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 27, Vulcan's reaction to REGINALDS TWEET at him, how owners should FIX NA with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 15, Vulcan talks Cloud9's Championship win, a possible bootcamp, not facing G2, Iceland, and more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 6, Vulcan reviews C9 vs DK, dream of winning 2021 MSI with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- May 8, Vulcan: how SCRIM wins helped them RECOVER from a rough start, and what C9 is doing to comeback with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 9, C9 Vulcan Talks About Gwen, K1ng Subbing in, Blunt Personalities, and Flex Picks with Izento on YouTube
- June 23, C9 Vulcan: “I think it is pretty annoying that with every loss, I am getting mentioned on twitter with C9 Summer memes” with Sage Datuin on esports.gg
- July 19, Vulcan talks Cloud9's recent struggles and why he's confident they can turn it around with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 26, Vulcan on CLOUD9 MAKING WORLDS and how confident he is for FINALS WEEKEND with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 23, Vulcan talks parting ways with C9, joining EG: "I still respect Zven a lot, but I wanted a change." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 3, Vulcan explains WHAT WENT WRONG for EG against Team Liquid with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 19, EG Vulcan: "I think by the end of the year, [LCS] teams will be better than they were last year." with Parkes Ousley on YouTube
- March 9, Why EG VULCAN is the BEST and FUNNIEST player in the LCS (W5 Post Game Intv) with dGon on YouTube
- March 16, Vulcan: how the new PLAYERS ASSOCIATION FIGHTS for the players with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 30, EG Vulcan: "I think C9 look pretty s**t right now...I want some dopamine by getting revenge..." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- April 21, "If I was to knock out anyone... I'd love it to be Cloud9" - EG Vulcan on the season and Houston! with dGon on YouTube
- April 24, EG Vulcan on 100 Closer: "For how bad he is, I think he needs to stop talking." with Nick Geracie and Carver Fisher on Inven Global
- April 25, Vulcan on what Evil Genius's WIN means for NA talent with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 12, Vulcan reveals Jojopyun's REAL thoughts on MSI mid laners with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 1, Vulcan explains what EVIL GENIUSES LEARNED from MSI! with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 30, Vulcan on being a veteran not a prodigy: “It’s my turn to lead others. […] to make sure I put them in the best position to be able to perform on stage” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
- July 18, Vulcan talks getting COUNTER RATIO'D by Doublelift on Twitter with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 12, Vulcan reveals the WINNING STRATEGY Evil Geniuses failed to use vs 100t with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 4, HISTORY MADE! EG Beats MADLions for 1st NA win vs EU in Bo5 w/ Vulcan with dGon on YouTube
- October 7, Vulcan on EG's first groups day and on stage audio issues with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 9, EG Vulcan talks about FPS issues at Worlds 2022 with Yohan Markov on Jaxon
- October 18, Despite NA’s struggles at Worlds, Evil Geniuses Vulcan embraces being the ‘underdog’ by Nick Geracie on Nerd Street
- January 25, The Dark Truth Behind the Evil Geniuses Offseason by Evil Geniuses on YouTube
- January 31, Vulcan's frustrations with the NEW LCS SCRIM SCHEDULE with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 13, Berserker and Vulcan FACE OFF right after their match! with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 20, Vulcan Talks About Backdooring 100 Thieves, Becoming the Greatest NA Support and Twitter Ratios with Jay Silver on YouTube
- February 20, EG Vulcan: “FlyQuest plays better on stage. Not to say that their players are better [than ours] or anything, I think we’re better than anyone.” with Jordan Marney on Esports.gg
- February 25, Catching Up With Doublelift ft. Vulcan with MarkZ on YouTube
- March 13, Vulcan and Blaber talk LCS DRAMA with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 4, EG Vulcan - "Playoffs is when you come together... We did a very bad job at that" LCS Interview with dGon on YouTube
- June 26, Even FLY Vulcan Can't Figure Out What's WRONG with FlyQuest with dGon on YouTube
- June 29, SESSIONS w/ FLY Vulcan "It's weird to feel this good after a regular season win..." with dGon on YouTube
- July 9, Vulcan's rough interview: struggles with FlyQuest with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- December 5, C9 Vulcan: “I Can Guarantee That Jojo and I Don’t Shy Away From Early Game Bangers and Proactivity” with Marn on ESTNN
- March 4, HOW CLOUD9 SAVED THEIR SEASON w/ C9 Vulcan with dGon on YouTube
- March 27, Blaber takes on his ENTIRE Cloud9 Team | Are You Smarter Than ft. Cloud9 with Emily Rand on YouTube
- June 30, Inspired Killed the DIG Rivalry | PROS w/ Inspired, APA & Vulcan by Jatt on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Images[]
OCN Vulcan, 2017 NA Scouting Grounds
CG.A Vulcan, NA Academy 2018 Summer
CG Vulcan, LCS 2019 Spring
CG Vulcan, Worlds 2019 Main Event
C9 Vulcan, LCS 2020 Spring
C9 Vulcan, LCS 2020 Summer
C9 Vulcan, LCS 2021 Spring
C9 Vulcan, LCS 2021 Summer
C9 Vulcan, Worlds 2021 Play-In
EG Vulcan, LCS 2022 Spring
EG Vulcan, LCS 2022 Summer
EG Vulcan, LCS 2023 Spring
FLY Vulcan, LCS 2023 Summer
C9 VULCAN, LCS 2024 Spring
Name Pronunciation
| Vulcan | |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-10-27; after change - NA - 2019-10-28
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dignitas' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-10-27; after change - NA - 2019-10-28
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-01-05
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-11-22
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-02-09; after change - NA - 2021-02-10
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-11-15; after change - NA - 2021-11-16
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-05-18; after change - NA - 2023-05-19
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-26; after change - NA - 2023-11-27
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-27; after change - NA - 2023-11-28
- ↑ LCS' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Vulcan to Cloud9 -- Inside the trade that defined the 2019 LCS offseason espn.com