A victory pose is a pose assumed by a person to celebrate

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, 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

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s have been the subject of controversy, particularly where the victory pose has been regarded as overly

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. Strategy

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'' Overwatch (video game)'' in particular was criticized by press for its overly sexualized victory poses, leading to certain animations being removed from the game by developers

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. Role-playing games such as ''

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'' 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.

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