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'''Amy Barksdale''' is the youngest sister of [[Helen Morgendorffer]] and has often appeared in ''Daria'' fanfic as a support giver for [[Daria Morgendorffer]]. Her roles and appearances in fanfiction are many times greater than her appearances in the series (three total).
==Character Overview==
Amy Barksdale is the youngest
She wears glasses, clearly has mild amounts of psychological damage imposed upon her by her family, is impatient with stupidity, and possesses a deadly sarcasm. Sound familiar?
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Indeed, to paraphrase something the [[Canadibrit]] once wrote in a fan fic, Amy is the best indication that Daria is related to these people. That is likely the reason why she has appeared way more often in fan fiction than she has in the series (3 appearances total).
In "[[I Don't]]", she attended [[Erin Chambers|Erin]]'s wedding, and escaped with Daria to get cheese fries and, more importantly, implicitly suggest that there's a place for one of Daria's mindset in the real world after all.
In "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]" she gave advice about Daria's wearing contact lenses.
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The most common stereotype, particularly in fanfics written just after Season Two in the TV series, is "Saint Amy." Amy Barksdale is believed to have developed a special relationship with Daria in "[[I Don't]]" and "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]," offering her advice and moral support. In certain ways she appeared to be a grown-up version of Daria herself (see their mirrored images in "I Don't"). This has been taken to the extreme in fanfiction, leading to situations in which Amy rides in like the cavalry to rescue Daria from bad situations.
However, in "[[Aunt Nauseam]]," Amy tries and fails to make peace between her sisters, prompting Daria to remark, "So, then, after Aunt Amy arrived to save the day and within three minutes had totally regressed into the same pre-school encounter group as her sisters...." The notion that Amy could "save the day" was not inherent in the episodes where she appeared; in "[[I Don't]]," she and Daria just bonded, while in "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]," she advised Daria to get contact lenses (which Daria ultimately discarded). Where did the writer of "[[Aunt Nauseam]]" get the notion that Amy could "save the day"? Possibly from
==Trivia==
Amy Barksdale's facial appearance changes and becomes more angular between her two earlier appearances in the series and her final appearance in "[[Aunt Nauseam]]." Why this happens has never been determined.
In "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]," Daria asks her aunt if she wants a picture of Daria with her new contacts. Amy replies, "Either that or a shot of Ralph Fiennes. Whichever." In "[[Aunt Nauseam]]," [[Rita Barksdale]] initially says she cannot visit
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