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There are more unusual occupations, however, which fanfic writers have not hesitated to apply to Amy Barksdale's life. Amy has only herself to blame for keeping so much of her life out of public view. The following tropes explore the Extreme Amy.

 

The [[Abruptly Amy (series)|Abruptly Amy]] parody brought forth the intriguing notion that Amy was secretly a spy. This trope has been taken up elsewhere (e.g., [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[Prayers for a SAINT]]" and "[[Invisible Planet]]"). [[Brother Grimace]] parlayed this even further in "[[It's All About Respect]]," where the insinuation was made that Amy was part of a special-operations group with the U.N. (However, Brother Grimace has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retcon retconned] his works to bring this Amy into line with the [[Falling Into College]] series.) This latter Amy has been brought into [[Doggieboy]]'s post-atomic war series, "[[Apocalyptic Daria]]."

 

An unusual characterization that is occasionally seen is the Amy who has gone bad in an eye-popping, over-the-top way. Most famous of these tales is probably [[Ranchoth]]'s "[[Janissaries]]," in which Daria, directing "public relations" for Cobra, abruptly discovers her aunt is an infamous supervillain at the same moment that Amy recognizes Daria, too. Also of note here is the mad scientist Amy of [[Wyvern337]]'s "[[Monsters]]" and assassin Amy of "[[Outcasts from Beyond]]."