Make sure you join our fantasy LCS league by this friday if you want to play against me! - draftbuff.com/royale/join/cab40a34-6488-4899-b9c8-39ef920e13de Really excited to finally get this video out as I've been working on it for a while. The early history of League of Legends Esports always fascinated me. I loved some of the big pro player personalities from those days and hope I can give them some well deserved praise for their contributions to the story behind the lol competitive scene.

Gbay has really become a League of Legends historian

as a League Boomer I love these throwbacks

Proud to be supporting Gbay again! Good luck everyone in your Fantasy leagues and hope you have fun this season :)

Every time gbay has a sponsor in his video it fills me with so much joy! So glad your hard work is paying off, buddy

This is the shit I love to see. Inject it into my eyes

This was in my recommendations and it was posted literally 2 minutes ago nice

Never in my life i thought someone from my country would have been big in League. Respect to Lapaka

love these documentaries gbay :) wouldn't be shocked to see a genuine network pick you up to document league history and players through the ages; thank you for your hard work! :D

Finally KZfaq works and sent me the damn notification for your latest doc I'm hella pumped!

It's somehow sad that this video didn't get as much views as others from this channel. These kind of players deserve more recognition, to be honest I haven't heard of any of them before watching this (only the name of Manyreason from other video from this very channel). Thank you for sharing!

Man, that Stonewall cameo moved me to tears

Nice job again Gbay, love the length and quality of these!

oh man, lapaka was really cool.

Wow, actually did not know Steve was a pro player.

All these old names. I remember some of them from when i started playing back in season 3. Another good doc Gbay :) i look forward to the next one

Quite nostalgic seeing some of these clips... Good job gbay, as always

I'm always happy to see new documentary from you, they never disappoint !

I love this type of content the most out of any LoL content. Keep it up Gbay 👑

I'm really enjoying these 20-30 minute videos. Not too long, but long enough to tell a good story. Keep up the good work.

Well made and Insightful video dude! Really enjoyed it.

As someone who has been playing/watching since season 2, I'm super glad you make these historic documentaries to give players/teams the credit that they deserve.

This was fantastic to watch through. Great job.

Awesome video. Really cool to see xHazzard featured as he was the one that got me to play top lane all those years ago after being a jungle main first when I saw him stomp with nidalee

Seeing that intro, I still dont get why they changed the goddamn logo of the game. The old one still looked modern, but most important it was iconic and just perfect. New one looks like one of those colorful fonts from MS Paint

Great video Gbay! Thanks.

Always nice seeing you post

KZfaq stopped my notifications on your videos. I thought you quit making videos. im happy i whent through and was clearing out subscriptions and clicked on your channel to see if you made any more videos. im gona binge watch you dude.

Man I thought this was going to be a bunch of obscure players form like the first LCS season. Players like CruzerTheBruzer/SychoSid/NintendudeX who most people don't really know in the scene but man you pulled out some obscure ones I've never heard of. You constantly surprise me, love your content and keep it up!

LIQUID112 WAS AN ACTUAL PRO? That's good to know man

Bitter sweet hearing these things. A lot of these talented players had to make some tough choices. School and cosistency or risk it for competitive play. At the time salaries werent a thing and neither was sponsorships. Winnings barely covered expenses doe traveling. Players had to stream full time to make ends meet while living in dorm rooms, apartments, or at home. Scarra has some great stories about that time.

god seeing screencaps of the old league forums really brought back some memories. i miss them so much

Holy shit he changed his profile pic

I would love a video on Darien, the guy who was known to be one of the best toplaners of earlier seasons, who was known for weird picks, even weirder builds and having one of the most entertaining personalities in the league scene.

These videos are such bangers! Not sure if I can say that about anything but music. It feels appropriate anyway.

Lapaka leaving the NA scene is the reason NA can't win international titles anymore :'(

Bruh that CLG.eu vs CLG.na clip made my heart melt. these times were different!

"coaching" team siren. Giggity

I'm so glad you highlighted xHazzard. His Malphite play that tourney actually signaled a huge meta shift in League overall as it was the first big showcase of Malphite's potential after they buffed the missile speed on his ultimate. Malphite went from not all that popular to being a must pick / ban in lower elo and one of the most feared "bronzodia" champs for literally years and xHazzard was the player that showed the world the insane engage potential of that buffed ultimate.

Great video as usual

Man I love these videos.

Great video, as always!

Extinkt , the midlander for curse eu during season 2 was amazing. The team disappeared before lcs eu started but that guy was great. I remember him crushing on vayne mid.

Ahhh this is giving me the nostalgia altho this stuff was from before I was around

I am a simple man, I see GBay posting a new video, I cancel my plans for the next 40 odd mins, watch and like. Great job again GBae!

7:50 yooo i never knew Seltzer covered LoL!

What I have been waiting for NICE

just great that i dont see the video in my feed, but gets it recomend 3 days later... just he best youtube

Cool to see a bunch of names in the scene here reapered, locodoco, lustboy, etc

Fuuuck I am just binging your content from old league where I am from. I quit league years ago but follow the pro side very lightly, mostly only Worlds. It's a nostalgia run to hear names of players I used to know in League's infancy.

I really wish you'd become an LCS Analyst/Caster. I think your voice is incredible and I can't imagine the type of things you'd be able to do and come up with would be fire. Nonetheless, keep doing what you love best. Thanks for the great content!

1:44 Looking like Bjergsen.

As someone playing shortly after Beta-Status ended and always followed the competitive scene of league, i always enjoy your documentations on the beggings of league! Such a nice throwback to an much easier time in life, when all was so new and nobody knew where this game would all of us take us.

im hoping i get to see Kerp, dude was a trackball LEGEND

Love this shit Gbayy keep it up!

Great work

You are so awesome Gbay

Glad to get to join a fantasy league for a league I actually watch, should be fun

Man I watch all your videos and KZfaq didn’t even tell me you posted a new video what a bummer. If it weren’t for your survey post I wouldn’t have even got to see this gem.

This makes me feel old.

Im Dominican! I never would have known there was a Dominican pro in league's history. thanks for making these gbay

Ive been playing since season 2 and its crazy to think there is a generation of summoners that have never heard of the OG pros

Don’t even play league anymore, but I still watch every Gbay video

Kinda sad that these name has been forgotten

insane Malphite gameplay business ~ Gbay99

Broo look at how afreeca are performing! I don't know if it had something to do with your interview, but they're so amazing 💓

gbay and thooorin are my fav historians

Your videos are amazing

Man I never got this in my subscription feed

Just saying that i love and admire you, Gbay, as a friend that i wish were closer to me. Whenever you show up, which is not that often, i always feel happy. If you have this type of childhood friend, you know what i'm talking about. Wish the best to you

slick shit gbay, i havent heard of any of these players : ^]

Ya know, im not actually a big Esports fan, but i really enjoy listening to Gbay talk about league's history. Would you ever consider explaining champion lore? Or talking more directly about the game, like game modes, skins, champs?

Not a pro, but it always bums me out how people never talk about LS as an example of what you're talking about. Went from literally homeless, living on the streets of a foreign country, to one of the most successful minds in the game

Well that was a fun video.

Im about to sleep but here we go ahhaa thank u for the vid look like its going to be another great video

Hey Gbay, I've been subbed for a long time with bell notif. I haven't gotten a single bell notif in almost a year and have just seen your most revent videos by searching up your channel mannually to check if you died or something. Nonetheless, good video but weird youtube algorithm at the moment.

I miss these days so much

I wanna know about the pros newest to the game. From videos it always seems like the biggest names have been playing since S1, and maybe it's true, but it would be interesting to hear about newer pros

I am enjoying these videos cuz they are genuinely interesting. But unranked to diamond when ;-;

Great vid Gbay! Some other names I think that could be applicable to this video: ParadoXical: Team Dynamic's super young mid laner in 2012/2013. He was extremely young and really good at mid for his age, I thought he was gonna be a fixture in the NA scene for a long time, but that spot ended up going to his teammate ZionSpartan/Darshan. His Cassiopeia was probably the best at NA from what I remember, back when she was considered kind of a weak champion. Super versatile as well, could play all sorts of AP champions in the mid lane CitizenWayne (you can include the entire 2012 Na'Vi squad as a what-if here, but CitizenWayne was their best player): For around 8 months in 2012, Na'Vi was consistently competing with the best teams in Europe like M5, CLG.EU and Fnatic, and CitizenWayne was the main engine before them. If I'm not mistaken, he was a super pubstar in Season 1 that translated to the pro scene with proficiency in lots of poke mages like Ziggs, Lux, and especially his AP Kog'Maw which was a CitizenWayne classic. Super fun player to watch, I thought he was gonna be someone bigger. Lantyr: Taiwanese Lee Sin main considered the best Lee Sin in Taiwan back in Season 2/3. He's pretty much the first person on KZfaq to actually post the Insec (google his name and the video will come out), which is why a lot of old-school Taiwanese fans want to call the Insec the "Lantyr" instead. Popped off on AHQ before they got Mountain and made it to Worlds. Not the super-best player, but one who has a legacy as a Lee Sin main. Harleluyar: Pretty much the 2nd best Singaporean player after Chawy, who is your favorite player. Do-it-all jungler who represented the GPL in numerous all-star competitions, I felt like this dude was a world-class jungler watching him on SGS along with Chawy, and he was the best jungler in SEA (outside TPA junglers) for a looong time from 2011-2013.

BRUH YOU"RE A OLIVER TREE FUN. SICK!

6:15 is this guy Emines dad or something lmfao Great vid btw

The v8 team with TreeEskimo *-*

Wouldve loved to see forellenlord here, Had the highest Elo in the world at the time and played really good in season 2.

I'd love to see you cover CaliTrollz. Honestly he was even better than Hauntzer right before the latter went to TSM, and retired to pursue schooling. Could have gone down as one of the best NA tops ever.

Song name that start @ 12:54 ? Does anybody know? :(

Gbay please do a gameplay video, maybe road to diamond again please

god i totally forgot stonewall. he probably learned every single jungler from that time how to play with his vids

Manyreason seems to be the OG Khan ( personality wise)

Probably happened too late, but one of the biggest what ifs for me will always be ZoroZero. So much raw talent but stopped just a tiny bit too early :(

In a years time, the list for this one will be longer. Sad days

For so long I could have sworn your name was Gbay69. Did you change it?

I really thought you are gona be talking about me x)

2:45 to skip the ad

I don't care about LoL at all anymore. I come for you're awesome story telling :)

INTresting vid!

I'm a simple man, I see a new Gbay Doc I click, I like, I watch and enjoy :)

Poor guy, cant have a worse career death than becoming coach of team siren

Darien still the most remembered player on pro Scene

2 minutes in and I'm starting to think Gbay's about to tell us his own life story lmao