A Brief History of Volcanics

Axel Brodie and two of his powerful Volcanic monsters.

Well if I am going to be writing a summer long blog about Volcanics, I should probably tell you the history of them (or at least what I know of it).  This should include both their history in the GX arc, but also their history in terms of pack releases.  First though, a bit of general information about them.  They are a series of Pyro-Type FIRE monsters that appear to be reptiles that have been fortified with military technology to make them stronger.  The basic goal of the deck is to use Blaze Accelerator's destruction capabilities coupled with your monsters burn effects to create a devastating field with limitless advantage.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Volcanics were used by Axel Brodie the the GX series.  Their main claim to fame here is that Axel Brodie almost beat Jaden once and later he actually managed to tie Jaden.  Wow I really expected to have more to say about this.  Let's move on to their IRL history then.

In IRL Yu-Gi-Oh!

Volcanics first hit the scene in 2007, in the Force of the Breaker pack.  Volcanic Doomfire was featured as the cover card of the set and did a great job of it.  In the same year Volcanics got their own tin (of course giving away Volcanic Doomfire).  They also got support in Tactical Evolution, Light of Destruction and Phantom Darkness (also more minor other packs).  The TCG also got Volcanic Rocket which you will see me rant about just how awesome it is a lot here.

While Volcanics have never been particularly competitive, they did manage to top an SJC in Orlando in 2007.  Sadly no other showings.

So that's just a brief history of Volcanics.  Hope you enjoyed reading it!