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{{quote|''"V for victory, [[Everyone Knows Morse|dot dot dot dash]]''
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Trigun|Vash the Stampede]] is the poster guy of this trope in anime. He gives out the V-sign in addition to his [[Large Ham|hammy]] line: '''[[Catch Phrase|THIS WORLD IS MADE OF, LOVE AND PEACE]]!!'''
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* In ''[[Ranma ½]]'', Gosunkugi (in the manga) or [[Canon Foreigner|Sasuke]] (in the anime) followed Ranma taking pictures in an attempt to find a weakness; once developed, Ranma is shown with the V sign at the camera, implying that Ranma knew he was being stalked.
* ''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]'' does this. Also, she seems to pronounce "V" as "vi" (rhymes with "eye") instead of "vee".
* Ringo Seto in ''[[
* Played with in ''[[Kinnikuman]]'', where Kinnikuman utterly fails at making the V-sign after an important victory. How do you screw something like that up? Well, you see, Kinnikuman's such a loser he's never had a reason to do it before.
* Misuzu from ''[[AIR]]'' uses it
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* In ''"[[Astèrix]] in Britain"'' Notax makes the V-sign after the Britons defeat the Romans alongside Asterix and Obelix.
== [[Fan
* Haruhi and Sakanaka to each other in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' as a symbol of victory, after Kyon and Haruhi return from a Student Council session discussing the fight between Kyon and Ryuugu Ryo earlier that day (Kyon acted in defense of a schoolmate). They decided not punishing nor rewarding Kyon for that.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* The character Didactylos in ''[[
== [[Live
* The miniseries ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' was pretty much named after this trope.
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Spike does the palm-inward version and the WB censors [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|not only let it through]], they let it on the opening credits after that.
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== [[Music]] ==
* Used ironically on the cover of [[Accept]]'s ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150415074028/http://en.metalship.org/archives/albums/album10309.jpg Blood of the Nations]'' album.
* ''Razorblade Sigh'' by [[Gamma Ray]] has the narrator doing it:
{{quote|''Wheels are turning, take me far beyond''
== Politics ==▼
''Holding out my hands in victory''}}
* Apparently, Sir Winston Churchill did do it the wrong way around initially, until someone told him what it meant to the working classes. In fact he did it both ways round, arbitrarily at different times.▼
** It's been suggested that he knew what it meant, and had Hitler in mind when he made the gesture...▼
* [[Richard Nixon]], as seen in the picture above. Oddly used in that he did so after resigning from the Presidency rather than face impeachment due to Watergate.▼
* [[George H. W. Bush]] faced his hand the wrong way doing this while on a state visit to Australia during his presidency.▼
* The overuse of the victory gesture (and, somehow, Vangelis' ''Conquest of Paradise'') by the guys who took power in Madagascar in 2009 has led to massive contentions - do it in front of the right people and you'll be smiled at. Do it in front of the wrong people and you'll eat knuckle sandwich (if lucky).▼
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[TNA|Jeff Jarrett]] throws up the "V" Sign with both hands at the end of his version of the Fargo Strut.
* This was pretty much the justification behind Nelson Frazier, Jr.'s gimmick when he became Big Daddy V (the "V" stood for "Victory," although it had originally stood for "Viscera").
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* This pose is so popular in Japan it's been suggested (in jest) that Japanese women have a genetic predisposition to striking this pose if a camera is pointed at them.▼
** In what's probably a [[Hype Backlash]], a [[Memetic Mutation]] combines this with Ahegao,<ref>(said to be the facial expression of someone who is being fucked silly.)</ref> thus associating the pose itself with sluttiness. A certain character from ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]'' seems to be the victim of this meme.▼
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Wild ARMs 2]]'', after beating the boss in her prologue, Lilka Eleniak strikes this pose.
* Every time [[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]] gets a star in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', or completes a level in ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]].''
** It was also added into the ''[[Compilation Movie|Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' whenever Mario completes a level. Heck, the "V" Sign is one of Mario's trademarks - Although [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120323085528/http://cube.ign.com/articles/069/069250p1.html considered] excising it from the series in the [[Game Cube]] era to make Mario [[Darker and Edgier|tougher]], these plans thankfully fell through, with Luigi giving the sign whenever he gets a key in [[Luigi's Mansion|the Cube's Mario launch title]].
*** ...but for the most part, it hasn't appeared in any of the games since.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'': Mario, Mallow, and Toadstool get one of these as their victory pose after a battle (Bowser either clenches his fists or does a [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]] <ref>In the Japanese version, Bowser was actually flipping the bird</ref> while Geno just nods).
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* Parodied in an episode of ''[[Total Drama Action]]'', where Izzy does the V sign... {{spoiler|before she gets eliminated the second time.}}
* [[The Venture Brothers]] tend to do this at inappropriate moments whilst shouting, "Go team Venture!"
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* This pose is so popular in Japan it's been suggested (in jest) that Japanese women have a genetic predisposition to striking this pose if a camera is pointed at them.
▲** In what's probably a [[Hype Backlash]], a [[Memetic Mutation]] combines this with Ahegao,<ref>(said to be the facial expression of someone who is being fucked silly.)</ref> thus associating the pose itself with sluttiness. A certain character from ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]'' seems to be the victim of this meme.
▲=== Politics ===
▲* Apparently, Sir Winston Churchill did do it the wrong way around initially, until someone told him what it meant to the working classes. In fact he did it both ways round, arbitrarily at different times.
▲** It's been suggested that he knew what it meant, and had Hitler in mind when he made the gesture
▲* [[Richard Nixon]], as seen in the picture above. Oddly used in that he did so after resigning from the Presidency rather than face impeachment due to Watergate.
▲* [[George H. W. Bush]] faced his hand the wrong way doing this while on a state visit to Australia during his presidency.
▲* The overuse of the victory gesture (and, somehow, Vangelis' ''Conquest of Paradise'') by the guys who took power in Madagascar in 2009 has led to massive contentions - do it in front of the right people and you'll be smiled at. Do it in front of the wrong people and you'll eat knuckle sandwich (if lucky).
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[[Category:Useful Notes/Britain]]
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