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Amy Barksdale is the youngest sister of [[Helen Morgendorffer]] and occasionally appears in ''Daria'' fanfic as background support for [[Daria Morgendorffer]].
Amy Barksdale is the youngest sister of [[Helen Morgendorffer]] and occasionally appears in ''Daria'' fanfic as background support for [[Daria Morgendorffer]].

== Common Fanfic Archetypes ==
===Saint Amy==
In the TV series, Amy Barksdale had a special relationship with Daria, offering her advice and moral support because in certain ways she appeared to be a grown-up version of Daria herself (see "I Don't" and "Through a Lens Darkly"). This element is taken to the extreme in some fanfic, leading to the archetype often called "Saint Amy," in which Amy rides in like the cavalry to rescue Daria from bad situations.

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Amy Barksdale is the youngest sister of Helen Morgendorffer and occasionally appears in Daria fanfic as background support for Daria Morgendorffer.

Common Fanfic Archetypes

=Saint Amy

In the TV series, Amy Barksdale had a special relationship with Daria, offering her advice and moral support because in certain ways she appeared to be a grown-up version of Daria herself (see "I Don't" and "Through a Lens Darkly"). This element is taken to the extreme in some fanfic, leading to the archetype often called "Saint Amy," in which Amy rides in like the cavalry to rescue Daria from bad situations.