Victory pose explained

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.

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fans persuade Blizzard to pull sexualized 'Overwatch' pose. Seppala. Timothy J.. 2016-03-29. Engadget. 2018-04-11. en-US.
  2. Web site: Check Out All the New Victory Poses in Overwatch Archives - Including Animated Ones . dbltap.com . 2018-04-12 . 2018-04-10.
  3. Web site: Blizzard is removing a sexualized pose from Overwatch, citing player feedback (update). McWhertor. Michael. 2016-03-28. Polygon. 2018-04-11. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117223940/https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/28/11321138/overwatch-tracer-pose-removal. 2018-01-17.
  4. Web site: Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD includes Lightning Returns DLC . Eurogamer.net . January 30, 2014 . April 12, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122827/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-30-final-fantasy-10-10-2-hd-includes-lightning-returns-dlc . April 12, 2018 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Victory pose".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.