The squad's original incarnation, Franco's Dragons, was formed during the midst of the Tropic Thunder War by Maelstrom Vortex, Lord of Darkness, and Necoho. At first the squad only existed as an unofficial target coordination group, but in the interest of forming an elite fighting group its founders decided to make it an official squad. On July 7, 2012 Franco's Dragons came into official existence. Within a day of being announced the squad gained an additional member, Nerau.