"Mad Dog" Morgendorffer

Deceased father of Jake Morgendorffer.

Fanfic Stereotypes
It is generally accepted in Daria fanfic that "Mad Dog" was a career military man, and that he served in either WWII or Korea. (Involvement in the Korean War is most often seen because of the time issue.) He has been portrayed as both a front-line hero and a gung-ho noncom who suffered from his war experiences. While this is not the only view of Jake's father, it is the most widely used explanation for his bad reputation, resulting in Jake Morgendorffer's rants and Ruth Morgendorffer's complaints about him.