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TheBestWorstPlyr20 votes

It's a flying manta ray

Lord Boltrix1 votes

"Don't use Thunder, use Stomp instead!"

A cookie to anyone who gets this reference.

TheI3igDaddy1 votes

BAP BAP BAP

Packun Flower13 votes

It's actually Anivia, in one of the battle cast teasers Anivia's name came up among the other battle cast robots. Guess that skin was scrapped tho.

GreenLore15 votes

I doubt its Anivia.

The blueprints had ANV among them,but it was never hinted that battlecast anivia ever made it into production(the other bc skins came much later,so they were definetly not in production back when the blueprints were released)

And the shape of this thing looks rather off(it seems to look at us,but the wings bend into a different direction than anivias) and one of the important things about skins is to preserve the shape of the champ.

Princess Emma10 votes

It's a lost kite.

GhastlyGhoulMan9 votes

It's obviously a Jigglypuff as seen from above.

Soma Vermillion9 votes

It's in Creator Viktor's Recall-Animation aswell: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130906013237/leagueoflegends/images/b/b1/Viktor_Recall.png

http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120802032044/leagueoflegends/images/8/8a/Battlecast_Cho'Gath_Specs.jpg The mentioning of "ANV" at the top right corner of Battlecast Cho'gath Primes Blueprints. It's probably scrapped tho and at this time Vel'Koz wasn't a thing. Yet Vel'Koz is shown in Creator Viktor's Splashart (Vel'Koz wasn't released at this time) and Battlecast Skarner Alpha is seen in Battlecast Cho'Gath's Splash (The last battlecast skin is shown in the first one's splash...).

Tl;dr: Could be Anivia with a chance of 5%, otherwise it's either a new champion or someone who can thematically fly. Let's not forget tho that Battlecasts are mostly creatures from the void - And ironically most of them are lategame monsters.

LoL Ergo Urgot1 votes

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It's in Creator Viktor's Recall-Animation aswell: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130906013237/leagueoflegends/images/b/b1/Viktor_Recall.png

http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120802032044/leagueoflegends/images/8/8a/Battlecast_Cho'Gath_Specs.jpg The mentioning of "ANV" at the top right corner of Battlecast Cho'gath Primes Blueprints. It's probably scrapped tho and at this time Vel'Koz wasn't a thing. Yet Vel'Koz is shown in Creator Viktor's Splashart (Vel'Koz wasn't released at this time) and Battlecast Skarner Alpha is seen in Battlecast Cho'Gath's Splash (The last battlecast skin is shown in the first one's splash...).

Tl;dr: Could be Anivia with a chance of 5%, otherwise it's either a new champion or someone who can thematically fly. Let's not forget tho that Battlecasts are mostly creatures from the void - And ironically most of them are lategame monsters.

I also like to think the most forward set of exhaust pipes belong to this skin.

http://i.imgur.com/rywFXqL.jpg

Arakadia1 votes

Hoping its a new champion, pref Kog's Dad, Kass's daughter, or a new Void champ in general.

Mogarl6 votes

My guess is that it was a teased champion that hit some kind of bump in the road, and was then iceboxed to either be dropped or picked up at a later date.

Large Minivan6 votes

ITS JOHN CENA

RookPusher5 votes

It's Mothra Vel Koz.

Riotmoonstones5 votes

While I can't say for certain, as I'm not 100% sure myself, I am a fan of the manta ray theory. :3

Flemman1 votes

nah, it's battlecast corki, obviously :p

Skelenth4 votes

It's a flipped Sharpedo

NommyPancake4 votes

I know what it is >:3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Mobula_mobular.jpg/220px-Mobula_mobular.jpg

It's a flying devil fish.... now i want some seafood...

V The Support V4 votes

Sorry, but it's just the peak of a rock poking though the smoke.

Although a flying manta ray would be cool...

DrCyanide1 votes

It's not a rock, as it shows up in Creator Viktor's recall as well.

http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130906013239/leagueoflegends/images/b/b1/Viktor_Recall.png

V The Support V1 votes

I can see why people would make that correlation. Unfortunately though, that's the canceled Battlecast Anivia skin and perhaps you may be looking at it the wrong way. The bottom of that image is her head and the top "horns" are her exhaust pipes.

I'm sorry to burst bubbles, but it is indeed just a rock.

Rito Staff3 votes

It's Batman!

(Aatrox?)

roar20011 votes

Aatrox has a mecha skin, so probably not.

ilt3 votes

and his name is....

darkmatchwaldo3 votes

"WHO'S THAT POKEMON?!"

Lauchmelder1 votes

"IT'S PICKACHU!"

LostFr0st2 votes

Wasn't it in the battlecast blueprint pictures too?

Kar98k2 votes

It's BATMAN

Chrate2 votes

Forgotten I guess, lets code name it Ao Shin 2

Chaotic Reks2 votes

It's URF the mecha-tee

Beoridas1 votes

people joke about it but there was actual theories about it when it came out: a bit like Vi's sister was mentioned in ARAM

Astôlfo1 votes

It's the Mothman.

Unpaladin1 votes

Battlecast Rek'Sai? Maybe? Possibly?

Macilento1 votes

My best bet is that is a void monster butterfly like creature support role

DexterousGecko1 votes

monarch koggy

Capt Milkshakes1 votes

Galio maybe? I dunno, upon closer inspection, probably not, but that's the only champ I can think of off the top of my head that has wings similar to that.

Digielf1 votes

It was a skin - Battlecast Anivia which was canceled later because they said it would not fit for her, his recall animation has it aswell and on the Wiki of unreleased content it mentions this skin

INoble KnightI1 votes

It wouldn't fit her yet Hextech Anivia and Noxus Hunter Anivia does? lame

lildyo2 votes

{quoted}

It was a skin - Battlecast Anivia which was canceled later because they said it would not fit for her, his recall animation has it aswell and on the Wiki of unreleased content it mentions this skin

do you have a source for this? this thread piqued my interest

Bellows1 votes

Its either Corki

OR FUKIN AURELION SOL! AurelionSol

Rico Nasty1 votes

It was Battlecast Anivia, cancelled because the animations didn't work well.

falloffreljord1 votes

release a manta ray related champion and make that hextech skin for it

falloffreljord1 votes

I made a link to a champion idea in concepts and creations

nosafterburn1 votes

That was just the clunky old Ao Shin model. Now you know whay they scrapped it.

Ionian1 votes

Looks like Urfrider Corki?

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