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Winged Victory is a fictional character in the comic book series ''Astro City''. Created by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, Winged Victory is a prominent superheroine of Astro City, motivated by a powerful desire for social justice and self-sufficiency for women. ==Overview== Winged Victory was an ordinary and undistinguished woman named Lauren Freed, granted superpowers and her mission of protecting and empowering women by what at first seemed a deity or other supernatural entity. She has become one of Astro City’s most prominent and important superheroes. The entity that created and powers Winged Victory is eventually revealed as the self-styled Council of Nike, "a group of women. Strong, successful women, who had faced difficulties and triumphed over them. Women of strength and determination...and the psychic potential to pool that strength, share it...and empower a champion."〔''Astro City'' Vol. 3 #9, Apr. 2014.〕 Winged Victory is in an ongoing romantic relationship with Samaritan, Astro City’s greatest superhero. Their relationship began, after years of mutual but un-acted upon attraction, when the other members of Honor Guard set them up on a date, volunteering to cover for both of them by handling all major disasters occurring that night.〔''Astro City'' Vol. 1 #6, Jan. 1996.〕 Although initially an independently operating heroine, eschewing membership in high-profile superhero teams like Honor Guard as being incompatible with her mission, eventually Winged Victory did join Honor Guard, and has been one of their mainstays for years. This choice has been questioned by the Council of Nike, who feel it dilutes her effectiveness as a symbol of female independence. Along with her high-profile relationship with Samaritan, this has led the Council to consider removing her powers, and choosing another woman to be Winged Victory; however, Lauren has refused to back down on either matter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Winged Victory (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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