In the 31st century, where many alien races are under tyrannical rule, one human from the 21st century leads a team to free everyone. Introduced Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1968) by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, Vance Astro didn’t become a mutant or the superhero Justice like his 616 counterpart. Instead, he grew up to become an air force pilot and later an astronaut. After some modification, he was put in suspended animation and sent into space to during to the nearest star system. By the time he arrived, 1000 years had passed, and mankind had already invented advance space travel and arrived at Centauri-IV. Despite being dismayed by this, he continued his mission and would encounter Yondu, a Centauri local, and despite starting off as enemies became close friends.

Years later, the Badoon attacked the planet, wiping out the residents with only Vance and Yondu surviving due to their escape on Vance’s ship. They were captured and sent to Earth, which the Badoon had turned into a slave colony. They escaped with two other survivors, Charlies-27 and Martinex. Vance would lead them as a team that would call themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy. They would gain a new ship and would spend seven years freeing Earth from the Badoon. With the influence of a time-displaced Captain America, Thing and Sharon Carter, the people rose to help the Guardians. After freeing the planet, Vance and the team couldn’t fit into the peaceful life, so they decided to travel to the Galaxy.

The Guardians would travel back in time to the 21st century to prevent Korvac from changing the timeline. Working together with the Avengers, they would face defeat at the hand of the now god-like Korvac, who decided to revive the team and leave. The team would be given Avengers status and Vance would meet with his younger self, causing his younger self to activate his powers early and ensuring this timeline didn’t become Vance’s one. After traveling back to his future, Vance would discover Cap’s shield, which he use as Major Victory.

After returning to Earth, Vance was shot, and his containment suit was destroyed. At some point, he wound back in the 21st century in block of ice (in his containment suit and with Cap’s shield) by a team that would call themselves Guardians of the Galaxy after he said the name. After a few more adventures, he would be reunited with his own GOTG and returned to the 31st century.

With the rise of the 616 GOTG and their appearance in the MCU, Vance and his team have been requested for a while. Major Victory would receive a figure as part of the GOTG Vol. 2 Titus wave.