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A term coined by [[Brother Grimace]] that refers to those Daria fan authors whose works are consistently or especially dark, pessimistic, or tragic. Despite Asan ofongoing thisbelief writingthat a writer is ''designated'' as an Angst Lord, hethe reality is that (much like in the solecorrect arbitermanner of whoknighthood) qualifiesa specific writer is in fact ''recognized '''as''''' onesuch by others of that ilk for their specific works, which need not necessarily be limited to the area of fan fiction. (An example of this is the former fanfic critic [[CINCGREEN]]; were he still active in the fandom in this capacity, he would probably have recognized as an Angst LordsLord.)
 
When the term first appeared in the Daria fandom, it was used as a term of derision towards writers of angst-based fiction. It is not known how the term came to garner the status/notoriety it has at present.
 
 
 
 
Current Angst Lords are:
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* [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]
 
There are also rumors of one other writer in the Daria fandon who is also considered to be an Angst Lord, although this writer prefers to remain hidden. Known to most of the other Angst Lords as 'The One', the writer is usually described as 'he who carries a scarlet lightsaber up his sleeve.'
 
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