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Early League investor pitch reveals Onslaught's city map, realm allegiances, and altered champions

YouTuber Necrit published an investor pitch for Riot’s original prototype, Onslaught: War of the Immortals, with materials shared by Riot developer Paul "Pabro" Bellezza. The pitch package includes video footage, champion design documents, lore notes, and screenshots that depict a cartoony city split into "order" and "chaos" realms rather than Summoner's Rift. It shows major gameplay and identity differences: players would field customizable immortals summoned for climactic moments, some heroes were locked to one realm, and many champions appear with markedly different names and looks.

• Necrit released a video containing the full investor pitch materials: footage, champion design docs, a lore breakdown, and screenshots.
• The prototype map is a cartoony cityscape divided into opposing "order" and "chaos" realms instead of the modern Summoner's Rift layout.
• Players would create and temporarily summon customizable "immortals" for decisive moments, and some champions were exclusive to one realm, requiring players to declare allegiance at the start.
• Several familiar champions appear in altered forms: Annie retains a flaming teddy bear, Sion has a beard, and Singed appears under the name "Zij", among other design changes.