Evil Daria
Evil Daria is an occasionally used fanfic concept in which Daria Morgendorffer is motivated by greedy self-interest and/or the desire to harm others. Daria might be petty, sarcastic, and unforgiving, or she might be psychopathic and murderous. Examples include the multi-author serial "Evil Daria Vignettes" and the final alternate universe Daria encountered in the dimension-crossing story "Three," by Richard Lobinske. The Evil Daria idea is closely related to the Bitch Daria and Violent Daria fanfic stereotypes (see here), though her malevolence manifests on a greater scale.
In a broader context, the Evil Daria theme can be considered a part of darkfic, the category of fanfiction in which characters or situations are darker (more evil or more troubled) than their canon counterparts.
The shared-universe character Judith is the Evil Daria trope taken to extremes, an alternate Daria turned into a dimension-hopping, mass murdering supervillain.
Evil Jane Edit
A related but less often seen story concept is Evil Jane, a fanfictional Jane Lane who behaves in a manner harmful or destructive to others. This characterization is sometimes seen in stories taking place immediately after Jane learns that Daria kissed Tom Sloane.
See Thom for comparison.
External Links Edit
- EVIL DARIA! Is it possible? How? on PPMB (begun 4/05)
- The old Evil Daria thread on PPMB (begun 02/06)
- The Fanfiction Glossary (see darkfic)
Evil Daria Fanfics Edit
- Evil Daria Vignettes on PPMB
- Evil Daria Vignettes II on PPMB
- Evil Daria Vignettes III on PPMB
- "The Quiet Ones," by Smileyfax
Evil Jane Fanfics Edit
- Iron Chef: Evil Jane PPMB thread (begun 06/08)
- Of All The People That Won't Be Missed by LongSnakeMoan