Victory pose

A victory pose is a pose assumed by a person to celebrate victory, particularly by athletes and other sportspeople. Victory poses often involve raising the arms in the air.

Usain Bolt posing after a victory

Video games

Pre-programmed victory poses by fictional characters in video games have been the subject of controversy, particularly where the victory pose has been regarded as overly sexualized.[1] Strategy first-person shooter Overwatch (video game) in particular was criticized by press for its overly sexualized victory poses,[2] leading to certain animations being removed from the game by developers Blizzard.[3]

Role-playing games such as Final Fantasy often have accompanying victory poses after encounters. These snippets of animation are usually played alongside a short music clip (known as fanfare), with characters celebrating their win.[4]

References
  1. Seppala, Timothy J. (2016-03-29). "Fans persuade Blizzard to pull sexualized 'Overwatch' pose". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. "Check Out All the New Victory Poses in Overwatch Archives - Including Animated Ones". dbltap.com. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. McWhertor, Michael (2016-03-28). "Blizzard is removing a sexualized pose from Overwatch, citing player feedback (update)". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. "Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD includes Lightning Returns DLC". Eurogamer.net. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

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