Alter Ego

The humorous character 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 term "alter ego" also refers to a form of fan art inspired by the "official" alter egos.

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, and the two movies add alter egos to their end credits as do the episodes.

The most extensive online collection of official Daria alter egos is at Outpost Daria.