The Valiant relocated to China ahead of the 2021 season, a decision that was met with heavy criticism, and Chinese esports organizing LinGan e-Sports began operating the team.
Immortal's signed their first lineup on September 12, 2016, when the organization acquired the roster of the North American Overwatch team "Sodipop".
[9][10] The team revealed their starting roster over a series of Twitter posts from October 30 to November 2, consisting of four DPS, four tanks, and three supports.
[11] Los Angeles Valiant's first OWL regular season game was a 4–0 victory against the San Francisco Shock on January 10, 2018.
[13] On February 19, two days before the beginning of Stage 2, the Los Angeles Valiant announced the departure of head coach Henry "Cuddles" Coxall.
[18] The Valiant faced their intercity-rivals and top-seeded team, the Los Angeles Gladiators, in the semifinals, and were able to pull off a 3–2 victory to move on the finals against the New York Excelsior.
[29] In the first round of the North America bracket, Los Angeles defeated the Florida Mayhem by a score of 3–2.
[32] In the offseason preceding the 2021 season, the Valiant made several roster acquisitions, planning to compete in the league's Western division.
[33][34] On January 29, the Valiant released their entire roster and most staff, with Immortals Gaming Club citing visa issues in the move to China for the reason.
[33] In mid-March 2021, the Valiant announced its six-player roster, consisting partly of previously retired and controversial players, which would be led by head coach Zhang "JpCat" Peng.
[39] In February 2023, the Valiant announced their return to the Western division for the 2023 Season and later in March signed a completely North American roster ahead of Pro-Am West.
[43] The logo for the Los Angeles Valiant features a golden-winged helmet that forms a "V" using negative space in the team's colors of green and gold.
The launch of the Los Angeles Valiant allows us to double down on those values, continuing to raise the bar for community engagement and building deep, authentic connections between our team and our fans.