History (Career & Personal)

• His IGN Vulcan is named after the Roman god of fire because of his last name Laflamme.
• His older brother got him into League of Legends. [source]
• Originally was an ADC player.
• Known in 2022 for ratioing people on Twitter such as his staff, Doublelift, randoms, etc.
• In 2023, Vulcan was known for having a bit of a rivalry with another LCS support, Eyla. This started because he tweeted “BRING WINSOME BACK” in support of Winsome, who he had bonded with over playing soccer together at esports soccer nights.
• Believes that NA will win Worlds someday because in every sport, there is always a tournament where a team that should have never won wins. He is still hoping that team will be a team he’s on and doesn’t want to be retired when that day comes.

Personality, Hobbies, Interests

• He likes cats but he also likes dogs more.
• His top 2 favorite cakes are carrot cake and cheesecake.
• He’s known for having many interesting socks. His favorite accessory is his dino socks. (2023)
• If he could learn any skill and be proficient at it instantly, he would choose piano.
• He likes reading books. His book recommendations from his 2021 AMA are Kingkiller Chronicles and Stormlight Archive.
• He chose the number 10 for his jersey because it’s the number given to the playmaker in a soccer team. His favorite soccer player is De Bruyne or Eden Hazard. His favorite team is Man City.
• On EG he warmed up before matches by beating his general manager Andrew Barton in Smash, as well as playing chess.
• He has thought about going back to school after he retires from pro play; he wants to do something in the future “that helps people more.”
• His dream vacation would be to watch Champions League (soccer) in Europe.

Connections

• The support players he looked up to early in his career were Aphromoo and Olleh.
• He got along well with his jungler Inspired on EG and said they clicked instantly. The two still play soccer with other esports people in LA occasionally.
• He considers Jojopyun a good friend and hopes he does well in EU.

Misc Fun Facts

• Wears glasses because he has an astigmatism. He doesn’t plan on getting LASIK because the optometrist told him there’s a risk he would go blind.
• He was called the King of Spring because he won the LCS Spring Split 3 years in a row.
• Fluent in French.
• Frequently has his real name misspelled even by Riot (which sometimes causes problems at the airport…).
• His family owns chickens.
• The weirdest app on his phone is Chicken Sounds. (2023)
• When asked who would make it out alive if he and his teammates were stuck on a deserted island, his answer was: “Me and my trauma of eating my teammates.”
• In 2024, he referred to himself as a “humble king“.
• Toward the end of 2024, he showed solidarity with lolesports fangirls (one aspect being the use of representative animals) and briefly added the 🦊fox emoji to his display name as a show of support, acknowledging his 2022 fan-voted animal.