Andrea

Andrea is a heavy-set Goth classmate of Daria Morgendorffer at Lawndale High. She was first seen in the very first episode of Daria, Esteemsters, as a member of Mr. DeMartino's history class. The mystery goth was an unnamed background character until the fourth Daria episode, Cafe Disaffecto, where she is addressed by Mr. O'Neill as "Andrea".

Young woman of mystery
Unlike many other characters in Daria, virtually nothing is learned about Andrea during the five years that Daria ran on MTV. The tone is set in Cafe Disaffecto when we catch the end of Andrea's coffeehouse poem, which concludes "I'm here. But where are you? Sure, I see your body. Anybody home in that rotting bag of flesh?" Andrea is voiced by Susie Lewis- Lynn in seasons 1-3. But then, by Janie Mertz in seasons 4&5.

The few hints we get regarding Andrea confirm her cynical outlook on life. Her locker is adorned with a skull and crossbones poster and a biohazard poster (Arts 'N Crass). She is happy to make a bet on Mr. DeMartino getting injured in the DJ/Faculty roller hockey game (and it is implied that she wins the betting pool). When Quinn foolishly tries to raise money from Lawndale High Students so she can get plastic surgery (Too Cute), Andrea asks Quinn if she's worried there might be a hell.

The only other hint of Andrea's inner life comes from cartoon strips in The Daria Database drawn by "Andrea 666" called "Gothic Nights (The Adventures of Queen Hecuba)". The three cartoon strips deal with Queen Hecuba vanquishing enemies consisting of Upchuck, Kevin, the Lawndale High School faculty and Mack Mackenzie.

In one of the strips, Andrea seeks to rescue her brother, Damien, from an evil king. This might imply that Andrea is not an only child.

Andrea in "Mart of Darkness"
At the end of Mart of Darkness, Daria and Jane locate a clerk at Payday that seems to be avoiding them. The clerk is revealed to be Andrea, who states that she has avoided Daria and Jane because she didn't want to hear them "cut her up" verbally for working at Payday. Andrea reveals that she is forced to work at Payday by her parents, and assumed that Daria and Jane would mock her the way they seem to mock everyone else. Daria states that as far as she and Jane are concerned, they never saw her at all. Andrea's secret is (theoretically) safe.

Andrea in "Is It College Yet?"
In Is It College Yet?, Upchuck hits on Andrea and offers to take her away from Jodie's graduation party. Andrea is amazed that Upchuck is actually trying to hit on her...and then accepts Upchuck's offer, to Upchuck's surprise. No reason is given for Andrea accepting the offer, and nothing is known about what actually happened afterwards.

Andrea in fan fiction
In early Daria fan fiction, Andrea is seen as a natural ally of Daria and Jane. In some stories, Andrea has the sort of "omnicapability" that was granted to Daria, making her a master of martial arts, firearms, and other Really Cool Things. The fact that virtually nothing was known about Andrea facilitated such stories, as Andrea was simply a blank slate upon which any sort of characterization could be projected. (Tiffany is another such blank slate, although less appealing.)

Sometimes, Andrea is given the fanon last name "Hecuba", from the Gothic Nights strip.

Andrea-centric Fanfiction

 * "Andrea," by Artemis and Ostrogoth
 * "Four Seasons: The Re-release," by TAFKA
 * "Reflections," by xx