Alter Ego

A form of fan art inspired by the "alter ego" images used in the closing credits of the Daria TV series. Most commonly, these are images that place one or more of the characters in unusual costumes or situations for a comic effect. Characters are often made to look out of character to heighten the humor, or dressed and posed in crossover settings.

The Daria franchise has made extensive use of alter egos. The TV episodes produced dozens of alter egos, primarily for the major characters. The episodes "College Bored," "Write Where It Hurts," "Lane Miserables," and "Murder, She Snored" included brief segments in which characters appear in various crossovers and dream worlds, usually as part of Daria's daydreaming or story writing. The Daria Diaries and The Daria Database both use an assortment of alter-ego illustrations. The computer game Daria's Inferno includes many oddball alter egos.