Riot vs. Blizzard in a Nutshell

Blizzard: Legit Pop! Vinyl Figurines http://gear.blizzard.com/overwatch-collectibles-figures

Riot: Weird knockoffs that have no place in my Pop! Vinyl collection https://na.merch.riotgames.com/en/collectibles/figures.html

Riot does this for the same reason they won't fork out a little bit of money for DC/Marvel-inspired skins. They can't be f*cked collaborating with other companies to organize licensing agreements.