Victory pose

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File:Usain Bolt Rio 100m final 2016cr.jpg
Usain Bolt posing after a victory

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]

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