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This page covers the Marvel comicbook hero Major Victory also known as Vance Astro . If this is not the page you were looking for check here.
Leader of the 31st century superhero group, Guardians of the Galaxy. He carries the legendary shield of Captain America.
He is Earth-691's counterpart of Justice.
Profile
Vance Astrovik was obsessed with space, so much so that he legally changed his last name to Astro. Becoming an astronaut and volunteering for the first long-term interstellar space mission, he was put in suspended animation and sent to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.
On arrival, he found that humanity had beaten him there, and that the main planet had been settled by humans for centuries. He also found that his metabolism had been damaged by a thousand years in stasis and he could no longer remove his life-support suit. Dazed by the shock of these discoveries, he insisted on carrying out his now-useless mission, and wandered into the wilderness to catalog Centaurian life.
When the alien Badoon attacked this world, they wiped out both the human colonists and all but one of the native Centaurians, Yondu. It was at this time that Astro discovered that he could release "brain-blasts" of destructive telekinetic power. Astro and Yondu would become members of the freedom fighters known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, and eventually led a rebellion that drove the Badoon from both the Solar and Centauri systems.
Later, Astro was cured of his need for the lifesuit, and gained possession of the shield of Captain America. He changed his costume and name to reflect his new freedom as Major Victory.
Though very enthusiastic, Vance sometimes makes rash decisions. A valiant leader who wants nothing else put peace, he does not always see eye to eye with his fellow Guardians. Vance is very hard on himself, and still suffers lingering psychological damage from his time in suspended animation. He once quit the Guardians for a short while, (Guardians of the Galaxy / issue #30), due to a disagreement over their mission's morals.
Vance has a deep love of Aleta, another member of the Guardians. When he quit, his main reason for re-joining the Guardians was the fact that he didn't want to endanger her.
Vance has become a seasoned and inspiring leader. He is a skilled combatant and expert pilot. He has the ability to project telekinetic blasts of force; unlike his 616 counterpart Justice, he lacks any skill or subtlety in the use of this power.
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