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This can be summed up with two words: ''total war''. The two are very resentful of the other and that their differences regarding social standing and personalities drive a large amount of the conflict in the series; Quinn won't even admit for most of the series that Daria ''is'' her sister (which irritates Daria). This goes back to Quinn's ''infancy'': flashbacks to toddler Daria who her angrily wanted to "punish" baby Quinn for being loud, angrily yelling "Why can't I be an only child?!", and trying to stop footage of Quinn being filmed. Photos in "[[The Daria Diaries]]" even show Daria opening a door so Quinn, taking her baby steps, may wander outside! |
This can be summed up with two words: ''total war''. The two are very resentful of the other and that their differences regarding social standing and personalities drive a large amount of the conflict in the series; Quinn won't even admit for most of the series that Daria ''is'' her sister (which irritates Daria). This goes back to Quinn's ''infancy'': flashbacks to toddler Daria who her angrily wanted to "punish" baby Quinn for being loud, angrily yelling "Why can't I be an only child?!", and trying to stop footage of Quinn being filmed. Photos in "[[The Daria Diaries]]" even show Daria opening a door so Quinn, taking her baby steps, may wander outside! |
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Both sides love to antagonize the other. Daria goes out of her way to go to places where she knows Quinn ''doesn't'' want her to go and embarrass her sister |
Both sides love to antagonize the other. Daria goes out of her way to go to places where she knows Quinn ''doesn't'' want her to go and embarrass her sister by existing in front of Quinn's friends. In "[[The Invitation]]", Daria sounded mildly impressed when Quinn got in a really vicious dig at her. |
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When they're not insulting or irritating each other, their dealings often resemble a business transaction such as laying out terms of requirements, expenses, exceptions, and final payment. On some rare occasions the two sisters have worked together to achieve some goal, usually to get out of trouble or to avoid it; these earlier team-ups were also done in a business-like fashion, such as when Daria incites Quinn ("[[That Was Then, This Is Dumb]]"), with an offer of some form of payment or benefit, to gather scandalous blackmail information about their parents. |
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In spite of these differences, there does exist a level of sibling love between the two, even if they refuse to openly admit it. Daria has, to her discomfort, sometimes found herself helping Quinn: she backed her up against the Fashion Club in "[[Just Add Water]]", guilted herself out of embarrassing her sister in "[[Monster]]", and openly told Quinn "there's nothing wrong with you physically" in "[[Too Cute]]" when her sister was obsessed with (imaginary) imperfections. When Quinn has come to Daria for serious advice, Daria has given it to the best of her ability. |
In spite of these differences, there does exist a level of sibling love between the two, even if they refuse to openly admit it. Daria has, to her discomfort, sometimes found herself helping Quinn: she backed her up against the Fashion Club in "[[Just Add Water]]", guilted herself out of embarrassing her sister in "[[Monster]]", and openly told Quinn "there's nothing wrong with you physically" in "[[Too Cute]]" when her sister was obsessed with (imaginary) imperfections. When Quinn has come to Daria for serious advice, Daria has given it to the best of her ability. |
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