Get To Know Marvel's Major Victory

ajor Victory was originally named Vance Astrovik. Vance Astrovik was so consumed by his interest in outer space that he decided to formally change his name to Astro, as it reflected his ambition to become an astronaut.

Major Victory from Guardians of the Galaxy

That ambition was fulfilled after Astro reached the rank of Major within the US Air Force.
He volunteered to be an astronaut on the interstellar mission to Alpha Centuri, after being placed in suspended animation.

He took so long to get there that Earth had already managed to settle the area centuries before. Spending so long in stasis had also harmed his metabolism, meaning that he could not survive without his suit on.

Although there was no need for him to complete his mission, he still researched the Centaurians. However that research ended as the alien Badoon destroyed the population. Only he and the Centaurian called Yondu survived the attacks.

Astro discovered that he could kill by unleashing brain waves of kinetic power around this time. He and Yondu then found the Guardians of the Galaxy and joined the fight to remove the Badoon from both the Solar and Centuri.

Major Victory Story Arcs

Quest For The Shield

Vance decided that locating the shield of his hero, Captain America would prove to be useful in defeating the Badoon. The Guardians assist him in the quest for the shield, using the Book of Antag as a guide. During the search they run into The Stark and fight him.

During that fight, The Stark damages Vance’s suit and he begins to age rapidly. Martinex and Charlie 27 work together to make him a cast that protects from aging any further and allows him to use his right arm.

The group soon find out where the shield, and are also sent to fight an evil Force, by Main Frame, which is a sentient computer. Their leader, Interface ends up fighting Vance, and seems to have the upper hand.

Interface beats Vance for control of the shield yet discards it as he cannot use it. Vance is in danger as Interface has taken off the cast.

He is saved by grabbing the shield. It gives him powers as he is good. Vance tells Interface that the shield has accepted him as the true successor of Captain America.

After that right a new suit was made for him to enable him to keep functioning.


Get To Know Marvel's Major Victory