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The term '''Angst Lords''' refers to those ''Daria'' fan authors whose works are consistently or especially dark, pessimistic, or tragic (i.e., [[Angst|angst]]). Despite an ongoing belief that a writer is ''designated'' as an Angst Lord, the reality is that a specific writer is in fact ''recognized '''as''''' such 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 been recognized as an Angst Lord). It is also believed that Brother Grimace is the sole person to decide who gets the term, as well as the creator of the term 'Angst Lords'; this is not true.
The originator of the term 'Angst Lords' is currently unknown, and other Angst Lords have simply not thought about passing along the title to date. 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.
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==Unrecognized Angst Lords?==
There are a number of writers who also have written angst-based works and are considered by some segments of the ''Daria'' fan community to also be Angst Lords. Some individuals have forwarded [[Devilkitty]], a.k.a. [[C.L. Basso]], as an Angst Lord because of his work, "[[Just the Sun at Night]]," and related stories in this cycle. This segment of fans believes that fic to be not only the angstiest fanfic ever written (as well as arguably the finest), and C.L. Basso to be not only the Father of Angst, but the Lord of All Angst Lords. That writer, however, retired from writing fanfic.
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