Raxius

**Raxius**, also known by his nickname "Rax" was a Duelist born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He began his career at a young age where he participated in the Battle City tournament. He also had a chance to attend the Duel Academy, but decided against it in order to focus on getting his college degree.

## Early Dueling Days

From a young age, Raxius loved gaming. He mainly played virtual video games and wasn't particularly fond of card games. It wasn't until the release of Duel Monsters that he got interested. After collecting a handful of cards, Rax and his brother practiced the game by playing against each other. After several years of developing new strategies and collecting new cards, Rax decided he wanted to play the game at the competitive level, and it wouldn't be long before he the chance to do just that.

### Battle City

Not long after Raxius began to duel competitively, Seto Kaiba announced that biggest Duel Monsters tournament to date would be taking place. The event, which would become known as Battle City, was a Duel Monsters tournament where the winner was allowed to take the rarest card from the loser's deck. However, this rule was optional, and the winner could decide whether or not claim their prize. and was only put in place so Kaiba could collect the three Egyptian God Cards. Determined to improve at the game, Rax entered the tournament, hoping to walk away with several competitive wins. Unfortunately, this would not be the case, as he was eliminated by his eventual rival Marcus Rein in his first duel. Although he had lost before, this was Rax's first real competitive loss, and Rein didn't make it any easier to accept defeat. After the duel, Rax was forced by Rein give up his favorite and most powerful Monster Card, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior. In Rax's eyes, the decision to take the card was completely unnecessary and cruel, as Rein had no way of using the card.

### Break & Comeback

After his loss at Battle City, Rax took a long break from Duel Monsters. He turned his attention back to school, and spent his free time on other games instead of dueling. After hearing about the Ceremonial Battle and its importance, Rax considered getting back into the game. While trying to make his decision, he caught word of a local tournament that being held. It was nowhere near the scale of the Battle City tournament, but it did offer several prizes, with the winner allowed to choose pair of Ultra Rare cards. After finding out there were 2 "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior" cards in the prize pool, Rax knew he had to not only enter, but win the tournament in order to gain his most powerful card back. Although Rax was a bit rusty in his first few duels, he was able to win the while tournament and claim the cards.

## Getting Noticed

The first tournament Raxius won wasn't a big one, but it ended up being one of the most important of his career. In an interview after his win, Rax stressed how important the victory was to him. By winning the tournament and the prize, he earned 2 "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior" cards to replace the monsters taken from him during Battle City. The interview aired on a local news station, and the story of Rax's lost card blew up online. The story got so big that Marcus Rein, the man who won the card from Rax, ended up hearing the story. Upon hearing the interview, Rein saw his opportunity to get attention by challenging Raxius to a duel, telling Raxius that he would give him the card back, but only if Rax could defeat him. Rax accepted the challenge, and fans from all over came to witness the event.

### Rematch with Rein

The duel between Raxius and Marcus Rein was very heated. There were a lot of eyes on the match, and both of them knew winning here would go a long way. It was a very back and fourth duel, with both duelists having improved greatly since their last encounter. In his final turn, Rax was able to summon his new "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior" card and gain the upper hand. However, before Rax could make the winning move, Rein revealed the original Valkyrion card he took in Battle City. Hoping it would allow him to win, Rein threatened to tear the card in half if Rax attacked. Rax hesitated at first, but realized it wasn't worth throwing the duel over. Rax went on to declare his attack with Valkyrion, successfully winning the match and defeating Rein.

After his victory, Raxius was approached by reporters and spectators eager to get his thoughts on the match. Following an interview with a reporter, a girl who had been spectating the duel approached Rax with his lost Valkyrion card. She explained that the card was blown out of Rein's hand and fell into the river below following the final attack. Although it was now ruined and unplayable, the card itself remained intact, and Rax was grateful that she was kind enough to retrieve it for him.

### The Electromagnet Debut

Following Raxius' victory over Marcus Rein, the Magnet Warrior cards became increasingly popular. The cards were suddenly in high demand, and the creator of Duel Monsters himself, Maximillion Pegasus, decided to debut a new set of cards to complement the existing ones. To capitalize on their popularity, Pegasus gifted the new set of cards to Raxius and asked him to showcase them in a televised match. Rax agreed, and was extremely grateful for the opportunity. Upon receiving and examining the new cards, Rax realized he would need to build a new deck around them. He spent the following weeks building the foundations for this new deck, assembling the pieces that would eventually lead to the creation of his strongest deck ever.

When the time came, Raxius announced his match to the public and made it clear that he was looking for strong opponent. It didn't take long before he was challenged by former Regional Champion Weevil Underwood. Seeing this as his chance to rebound after his previous defeat at Battle City, Underwood made it clear that this was going to be a much tougher duel than Raxius was used to. Rax accepted his challenge, and the two began preparing for their televised match.

The duel was held at Pegasus' castle, where tickets were sold and cameras were rolling. Underwood would start off the duel aggressively, destroying monster after monster and quickly reducing Raxius' Life Points. The duel appeared to be going poorly for Raxius and his new deck, until it was reveled that he needed his magnet monsters in the Graveyard to complete his combo. With all of his new Electromagnet Warrior monsters destroyed, Rax was able to bring out his new magnet monster, Berserkion the Electromagna Warrior. This card would lay waste to Underwood and his insect monsters, eliminating his defenses and winning the duel for Raxius.

Raxius' victory was exactly what Pegasus needed, and as a result, the Electromagnet Warriors were a huge success. Pegasus once again rewarded Raxius for his success by gifting him the very first copy of the new magnet warrior fusion monster known as Imperion Magnum the Superconductive Battlebot.