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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_of_Fantasy <i>The Encyclopedia of Fantasy</i>], by John Clute and John Grant, offers a definition of '''fantasy''' as stories about the impossible, that which cannot exist in reality as we know it. When set in the world we know, the tales are about beings, places, and events that cannot be. When placed in a realm not of this earth, the settings themselves are impossible, not functioning according to our world's physical laws. [[Science fiction]], by contrast, describes that which ''might be possible'', though not at the present time or with known technology.
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy Fantasy]''' is a genre in which events take place that are impossible according to the natural laws of reality as they are currently understood. When set in a known world, fantasy tales are about beings, places, and events that cannot exist. When placed in a realm not of this earth, the settings themselves may be impossible, functioning in a way contrary to the real world's physical laws. [[Science fiction]], by contrast, describes events, places, and things which ''might'' be possible, though not at the present time or with known technology.


==Fantasy in ''Daria'' Fanfiction==
==Fantasy in ''Daria'' Canon==
[[Image:Crutchblooms.jpg|right|frame|Magic flower, [[Ghost story | ghost flower]], or [[Off-canon canon#.E2.80.9CA Tree Grows in Lawndale.E2.80.9D | not really there?]]]]
Fantasy writing may be divided into numerous subgenres, but ''Daria'' fanfics have their own peculiar fantasy subgenres that do not always match up with the broader field. Notable subgenres are given below, with examples. [[Crossovers]] are included under the appropriate subgenre headings. Almost every category has examples that will spill over into other groups.
While most of ''[[Daria (TV series) | Daria]]'' stayed more or less true to real life aside from a few standard cartoon conventions, there were still instances of fantastic elements. In "[[A Tree Grows in Lawndale]]", for example, a flower is shown growing out of [[Kevin Thompson | Kevin's]] arm crutch after it is planted in place of [[Tommy Sherman]]'s memorial tree. In other cases, the fantasy elements are contained with a story within the story, such as the three tales told in "[[Legends of the Mall]]".


Two episodes stand above the rest in fantastic content, however. The first is "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" in which teenagers who represent various holidays such as [[Cupid | Valentine's Day]] and [[Halloween (character) | Halloween]] come to [[Lawndale]] through a dimensional wormhole behind the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]], and these beings are shown to have fantastic powers and abilities relating to their respective holidays. The second is "[[Daria!]]", an episode which takes the form of a musical, though the fantasy element - that being the inexplicable song-and-dance numbers - can also be explained by the [[Characters as Actors]] trope.
===Afterlife Fantasy===

One or more ''Daria'' characters discover the hard way what existence is like after death occurs. This category crosses over into [[ghost stories]] and other types of [[horror]] fiction, but sometimes horror is not the primary emotion evoked by such tales.
In [[Beavis and Butt-head (TV series)|''Beavis and Butt-head'']], the fantasy episode "[[It's a Miserable Life]]" makes explicit the existence of God and guardian angels, and shows us Daria in a canonical [[alternate universe]].

===Metafiction===
In the episode "[[Write Where It Hurts]]", Daria writes a medieval story about a knight (variously Mack, Jake, or Helen) asking a seer (variously Jodie, Helen or Jake) about the future.

==Fantasy in ''Daria'' Fanworks==
Like [[science fiction]], fantasy works can be divided into several subgenres, though many ''Daria'' fantasy fics and art have their own particular fantasy types that do not always match up with the broader field. Notable subgenres are given below, with examples of each. [[Crossover]]s are included under the appropriate headings.


===The Afterlife===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy The Divine Comedy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Dreams_May_Come What Dreams May Come]

One more more ''Daria'' characters discover the hard way what existence is like after death occurs. This category can cross over into the [[ghost story]] and [[horror]] territories if it also involves the dead interacting in some way with those still living.


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* "[[Always Beside You]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Always Beside You]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Death Rowe]], by [[bgryphon]]
* [[Death Rowe]] by [[bgryphon]]
* [[Unseen Phenomenon]], by [[Wildgoose]]
* [[Reaped Out]] by [[Pinkminx]] (Daria/Dead Like Me)
* [[What You Reap]], by [[Thea Zara]]
* [[Unseen Phenomenon]] by [[Wildgoose]]
* [[What You Reap]] by [[Thea Zara]]
* [[Wristcutters: A Daria Story]]," by [[Charliefox2012]] (Daria/Wristcutters: A Love Story)




[[Image:Brittanydragon.gif|frame|right|The Dreaded Brittany Dragon]]
[[Image:Brittanydragon.gif|frame|right|The Dreaded Brittany Dragon]]
===Comic Fantasy===
===Comic Fantasy===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanth Xanth] series
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_fantasy comic fantasy], silliness and humor are the rule. These may include bedtime stories told to children that [[Daria]], [[Jane]], or [[Quinn]] are babysitting; twisted [[fairytales]]; and other off-the-wall fics written purely for the reader's amusement. [[Squirrel stories]] in which the squirrels act in fantastic ways go here.

A mix of fantasy and [[comedy]] that may take the form of silly bedtime stories told to children that one or more ''Daria'' characters are babysitting, twisted fairy tales, and other off-the-wall fics written purely for the reader's amusement. [[Squirrel stories]] in which the squirrels act in fantastic ways belong in this category.


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* [[Barely Tales]], by [[Kemical Reaxion]]
* [[Barely Tales]] [[series]] by [[Kemical Reaxion]]
* [[Cynical Symphonies]], by [[Ranger Thorne]]
* [[Cynical Symphonies]] by [[Ranger Thorne]]
* [[I Never Metamorphosis I Didn't Like]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[I Never Metamorphosis I Didn't Like]] by [[The Angst Guy]] (Daria/Metamorphosis)
* [[The Idiocy]], by [[Kristen Bealer]]
* [[The Idiocy]] by [[Kristen Bealer]]
* [[The Original Underground Government-Suppressed Version of Brother Grimace's Classic "Daria" Fanfic, "The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow"]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[The Original Underground Government-Suppressed Version of Brother Grimace's Classic "Daria" Fanfic, "The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow"]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Quinnderella]], by [[Mike Xeno]]
* [[Quinnderella]] by [[Mike Xeno]] (Daria/Cinderella)




===[[Dream World]]s===
===Dream Worlds===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_%28franchise%29 Nightmare on Elm Street] franchise
Dream worlds are exactly what they sound like: dreamlike environments that do not obey the laws of reality. [[Alice stories]] are nearly always of this type.

[[Dream world]]s are surreal environments that do not strictly obey the laws of reality and are often - but not always - accessed through sleep or other unconscious states. Characters are typically inserted into these settings from elsewhere, be it the waking world or another dimension. [[Alice Story | Alice stories]] are nearly always set in dream worlds.


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* [[#10 Dream]], by [[Rey Fox]]
* [[#10 Dream]] by [[Rey Fox]]
* [[Air Bed]], by [[Brother Grimace]]
* [[Air Bed]] by [[Brother Grimace]]
* [[If You Only Walk Long Enough]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[If You Only Walk Long Enough]] by [[The Angst Guy]] (Daria/Alice in Wonderland)




===Fairytales===
===Fairy Tales===
Non-''Daria'' examples: The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm Brothers Grimm] tales, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit The Hobbit]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairytale_fantasy Fairytales] are stories making use of classic folklore, such as giants, elves, wizards, dragons, and other monsters, taking in fantastic settings that usually resemble Dark Ages Europe. Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy game [[crossovers]] appear here, as do Arthurian pastiches.

Fairy tales are stories that make use of classic folklore, including beings such as giants, elves, wizards, dragons, and others. They typically take place in settings that resemble Dark Ages Europe, and many ''Daria'' fairy tales are [[crossover]]s with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur Arthurian legends] as well as role-playing games such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons & Dragons].


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* [[Daria of the Drow]], by [[Dervish]]
* [[Daria of the Drow]] by [[Dervish]]
* [[Darialance]], by [[TAG]]
* [[Darialance]] by [[The Angst Guy]] (Daria/Dragonlance)
* [[Le Morte d’Angela]], by [[Decelaraptor]]
* [[Le Morte d’Angela]] by [[Decelaraptor]]
* [[Daria In Morrowind]] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]




===Fantastic Voyages===
===Fantastic Voyages===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_%28series%29 Ultima] series
One or more of the ''Daria'' cast discover passage to a new world or universe that operates under magical laws or impossible conditions. Entry into this new realm might gift the travelers with new powers for the duration.

One or more of the ''Daria'' cast discover a passage to a new world or universe that operates under magical laws or impossible conditions. Entry into this new realm might gift the travelers with new powers for the duration. Please Note: If the means to enter the other universe or universes involves the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]] or [[Holiday Island]], the story goes into the next category below.


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* [[FBCB]], by [[Wraith]]
* [[FBCB]] by [[Wraith]]
* [[In Dreams]], by [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]
* [[In Dreams]] by [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]
* [[The Island of Canceled Cartoons]], by [[Shallow 15]] (a.k.a. [[Erin Mills]])
* [[The Island of Canceled Cartoons]] by [[Erin Mills|Shallow 15 (a.k.a. Erin Mills)]]
* [[Snowball in Hell]] by [[The Angst Guy]]




[[Image:Depth1a.gif|frame|right|Daria and Holidays]]
[[Image:Depth1a.gif|frame|right|Daria and Holidays]]
===[[Holiday Island]] Stories===
===Holiday Island Stories===
Perhaps the most notorious reality-busting episode of all, "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" spawned a number of later tales about the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]] and various [[Holiday Island]] teens, the latter either on their home "island" or in [[Lawndale]].
Spawned from the fantasy-based episode "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]", these tales involve the ''Daria'' characters interacting with characters from or actually going to [[Holiday Island]] via the wormhole behind the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]]. If they go from [[Lawndale]] to the island, it also counts as a Fantastic Voyage.


'''Examples'''
'''Examples'''
* [[A Day (Un)Like Any Other]], by [[Angelinhel]]
* [[A Day (Un)Like Any Other]] by [[Angelinhel]]
* [[A Hard Days' Night]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[A Hard Days' Night]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Club Sandwich]], by [[Cypher]]
* [[Club Sandwich]] by [[Cypher]]
* [[Crossover]], by [[Nemo Blank]]
* [[Crossover]] by [[Nemo Blank]]
* [[Holiday Kombat]], by [[Richard Lobinske]]
* [[Death Takes a Holliday]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Luuuv Story]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Holiday Kombat]] by [[Richard Lobinske]]
* [[Luuuv Story]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Restrain Jane Lane|Restrain Jane Lane! or, Stupid Cupid]], by [[Nemo Blank]].
* [[Restrain Jane Lane|Restrain Jane Lane! or, Stupid Cupid]] by [[Nemo Blank]].


===Modern Magic===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy Hellboy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Magic Practical Magic]

Also called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_fantasy contemporary fantasy], modern magic stories present supernatural beings, devices, wizardry, creatures, and places that turn up in the world of today (or the late-1990s world of the ''Daria'' show). [[Crossover]]s with other fantasy works set in modern times are very common. Instances where modern magic stories also include a [[science fiction]] element are a part of the [[science fantasy]] mixed genre.

The modern magic subgenre contains several sub-subgenres that appear with some frequency in ''Daria'' fanworks.
[[Image:jodiefaerie.gif|frame|right|Tinkerbell Jodie]]
* '''Body Switchers''', in which one or more pairs of characters trade bodies and discover how the other half lives, such as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky_Friday Freaky Friday]. Examples:
** [[Daria and Quinn Switch Bodies]] by [[Nada Rowls]]
** [[Eternity]] by [[Richard Lobinske]] (not entirely body switching as adult Daria and Tom must share their bodies with another couple)
** [[Live the Life of Quinn]] by [[Chris Mack]]
** [[The Switch]] by [[Brett Shearer]]
** [[The Way Things Ought to Be]] by [[Barry Eshkol Adelman]]

* '''Faerie Fics''', in which one or more characters appear as miniature faerie beings and stir things up. Most of these were inspired by fan art showing faerie [[alter ego]]s of certain characters. Examples:
** [[Jane Unchained]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Scarlett the Fairy]] by [[Aloysius]]
** [[Uranium in the Drinking Water]] by [[The Angst Guy]]

* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Harry Potter] Crossovers''', in which ''Daria'' characters go to wizarding schools like Hogwarts. This is by far the most popular fantasy [[crossover]]. Examples:
** [[Daria Morgendorffer and the Magic McGuffin]] by [[Ranger Thorne]]
** [[Daria Morgenpotter & The New Same-Old, Same-Old]] by [[Daniel Callahan]]
** [[Harry Potter and the Flack-Jacket Mafia]] by [[Canadibrit]]
** [[My Daria/Harry Potter (Fandom-Based) Crossover]] by [[Brother Grimace]]
** [[One Year Later]] by [[NightGoblyn]]
** [[Harry Butt-head]] by [[Deep Metal]]

[[Image:Zquinn01a.gif|frame|right|Quinn as Ariel the Mermaid]]
* '''Secret Supernaturals''', in which one or more ''Daria'' characters secretly possess vast magical or psychic powers that cannot be explained by science as it is currently known. Examples:
** [[An Adventure of Sandi, a Teenage Witch]] by [[Bacner]]
** [[Blood and Irony]] by [[J Osako]]
** [[Bringing the Angst]] by [[Jim North]]
** [[Crossing Over]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Daria: Demon Princess Quinn]] Book 1: Quinn Anwnn, by [[CDM]]
** [[Deus Jane]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[The Morgendorffer Code]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[The Other]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[The Pact]] by [[Richard Lobinske]]
** [[Shadow of a Cynic]] by [[Ranger Thorne]]


* '''Suburban Legends''', twisted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend urban legends] in the same vein as the three stories told in "[[Legends of the Mall]]". Examples:
** [[Chocolate Girl: The *Other* Legend of the Mall]] by [[MMan]]
** [[The Girl Who Walked Home All Alone in the Dark]] by [[The Angst Guy]]


* '''Supernatural Intruder Tales''', in which lone, powerful individuals with magic-like abilities (not [[superheroes]] and not the ''Daria'' cast) enter [[Lawndale]] and interact with the locals. Examples:
===[[Modern Magic]]===
** [[An Angel Named Mary Sue]] by [[Angelinhel]]
Also called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_fantasy contemporary fantasy], modern magic stories present supernatural beings, devices, wizardry, creatures, and places that turn up in the world of today (or the late-1990s world of the ''Daria'' show). [[Crossovers]] with novels, movies, TV shows, and so forth are often seen (''The Wizard of Oz,'' ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', The Dresden Files, ''Resident Evil'', ''Xena the Warrior Princess'', every kind of anime movie imaginable, etc.).
** [[Anything]] by [[Brandon League]]
** [[The Chris Series]] by [[MFC]]
** [[Crossover]] by [[Nemo Blank]]
** [[Guardian]] by [[Mike Xeno]]
** [[Identity Crisis]] by [[Yui Daoren]]
** [[Illusions|Illusions: The Unswerving Punctuality of—]] by [[CharlieGirl]]
** [[It's a Wonderful Life, Not]] by [[Thomas Mikkelsen]]
** [[Kitsune]] and [[Last Dance With Mary Jane]] by [[Rey Fox]]
** [[A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Scarlett (story)|Scarlett]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Smoking Mirror]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Stacy and the Lamp]] by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Trapped]] by [[Jim North]]
** [[Visitations]] [[series]] by [[Brother Grimace]]


==Fantasy vs. Science Fantasy==
Several sub-subgenres of modern magic appear with some frequency in ''Daria'' fanfiction.
[[Science fantasy]] is a genre that combines elements of fantasy with [[science fiction]]. Unlike fantasy, science fantasy works on rules that are better defined, striving to make the impossible elements in the story sound as if they have a plausible scientific basis. Some science fantasy may include straight fantasy, but also has straight science fiction elements such as nanotechnology featured alongside it. As it is difficult to quantify exactly how much infused science fiction causes the flip from one genre to the other, a hard line may never be drawn between the two genres.
* '''Body switchers''', in which one or more pairs of characters trade bodies and discover how the other half lives, per the movie ''Freaky Friday''. Examples: [[Daria and Quinn Switch Bodies]], by [[Nada Rowls]]; [[Eternity]], by [[Richard Lobinske]]; [[Live the Life of Quinn]], by [[Chris Mack]]; [[The Switch]], by [[Brett Shearer]]; [[The Way Things Ought to Be]], by [[Barry Eshkol Adelman]].
* '''Faerie fics''', in which one or more characters appear as miniature faerie beings and stir things up. Most of these were inspired by fan art showing faerie [[alter ego]]s of certain characters. Examples: [[Jane Unchained]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Uranium in the Drinking Water]], by [[The Angst Guy]].
* '''Harry Potter [[crossovers]]''', in which ''Daria'' characters go to wizarding schools like Hogwarts. This is by far the most popular fantasy [[crossover]]. Examples: [[Daria Morgendorffer and the Magic McGuffin]], by [[Ranger Thorne]]; [[Daria Morgenpotter & The New Same-Old, Same-Old]], by [[Daniel Callahan]]; [[Harry Potter and the Flack-Jacket Mafia]], by [[Canadibrit]]; [[My Daria/Harry Potter (Fandom-Based) Crossover]], by [[Brother Grimace]]; [[One Year Later]], by [[NightGoblyn]].
* '''Secret supernaturals''', in which one or more ''Daria'' characters secretly possess vast magical or psychic powers that cannot be explained by science as we know it. Examples: [[Blood and Irony]], by [[J Osako]]; [[Crossing Over]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Demon Princess Quinn, Book 1: Quinn Anwnn]], by [[CDM]]; [[Deus Jane]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[The Morgendorffer Code]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[The Other]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[The Pact]], by [[Richard Lobinske]]; [[Shadow of a Cynic]], by [[Ranger Thorne]].
* '''Suburban legends''', twisted "urban legends" told among teenagers, in the same vein as the three stories told in "[[Legends of the Mall]]." Examples: [[Chocolate Girl: The *Other* Legend of the Mall]], by [[MMan]]; [[The Girl Who Walked Home All Alone in the Dark]], by [[The Angst Guy]].
* '''Supernatural intruder tales''', in which lone, powerful individuals with magic-like abilities (not [[superheroes]]) enter [[Lawndale]] and interact with the locals. Examples: [[An Angel Named Mary Sue]], by [[Angelinhel]]; [[the Chris series]], by [[MFC]]; [[Crossover]], by [[Nemo Blank]]; [[Guardian]], by [[Mike Xeno]]; [[Identity Crisis]], by [[Yui Daoren]]; [[Illusions: The Unswerving Punctuality of--]], by [[CharlieGirl]]; [[It's a Wonderful Life, Not]], by [[Thomas Mikkelsen]]; [[Kitsune]] and [[Last Dance With Mary Jane]], by [[Rey Fox]]; [[A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Scarlett]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Smoking Mirror]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Stacy and the Lamp]], by [[The Angst Guy]]; [[Visitations]] series, by [[Brother Grimace]].
[[Image:jodiefaerie.gif|frame|left|Faerie Jodie]]
[[Image:Zquinn01a.gif|frame|right|Mermaid Quinn]]


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Daria as Cinderella, an alter ego from the MTV website

Fantasy is a genre in which events take place that are impossible according to the natural laws of reality as they are currently understood. When set in a known world, fantasy tales are about beings, places, and events that cannot exist. When placed in a realm not of this earth, the settings themselves may be impossible, functioning in a way contrary to the real world's physical laws. Science fiction, by contrast, describes events, places, and things which might be possible, though not at the present time or with known technology.

Fantasy in Daria Canon[edit]

Magic flower, ghost flower, or not really there?

While most of Daria stayed more or less true to real life aside from a few standard cartoon conventions, there were still instances of fantastic elements. In "A Tree Grows in Lawndale", for example, a flower is shown growing out of Kevin's arm crutch after it is planted in place of Tommy Sherman's memorial tree. In other cases, the fantasy elements are contained with a story within the story, such as the three tales told in "Legends of the Mall".

Two episodes stand above the rest in fantastic content, however. The first is "Depth Takes a Holiday" in which teenagers who represent various holidays such as Valentine's Day and Halloween come to Lawndale through a dimensional wormhole behind the Good Time Chinese restaurant, and these beings are shown to have fantastic powers and abilities relating to their respective holidays. The second is "Daria!", an episode which takes the form of a musical, though the fantasy element - that being the inexplicable song-and-dance numbers - can also be explained by the Characters as Actors trope.

In Beavis and Butt-head, the fantasy episode "It's a Miserable Life" makes explicit the existence of God and guardian angels, and shows us Daria in a canonical alternate universe.

Metafiction[edit]

In the episode "Write Where It Hurts", Daria writes a medieval story about a knight (variously Mack, Jake, or Helen) asking a seer (variously Jodie, Helen or Jake) about the future.

Fantasy in Daria Fanworks[edit]

Like science fiction, fantasy works can be divided into several subgenres, though many Daria fantasy fics and art have their own particular fantasy types that do not always match up with the broader field. Notable subgenres are given below, with examples of each. Crossovers are included under the appropriate headings.


The Afterlife[edit]

Non-Daria examples: The Divine Comedy, What Dreams May Come

One more more Daria characters discover the hard way what existence is like after death occurs. This category can cross over into the ghost story and horror territories if it also involves the dead interacting in some way with those still living.

Examples


The Dreaded Brittany Dragon

Comic Fantasy[edit]

Non-Daria examples: I Dream of Jeannie, the Xanth series

A mix of fantasy and comedy that may take the form of silly bedtime stories told to children that one or more Daria characters are babysitting, twisted fairy tales, and other off-the-wall fics written purely for the reader's amusement. Squirrel stories in which the squirrels act in fantastic ways belong in this category.

Examples


Dream Worlds[edit]

Non-Daria examples: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise

Dream worlds are surreal environments that do not strictly obey the laws of reality and are often - but not always - accessed through sleep or other unconscious states. Characters are typically inserted into these settings from elsewhere, be it the waking world or another dimension. Alice stories are nearly always set in dream worlds.

Examples


Fairy Tales[edit]

Non-Daria examples: The Brothers Grimm tales, The Hobbit

Fairy tales are stories that make use of classic folklore, including beings such as giants, elves, wizards, dragons, and others. They typically take place in settings that resemble Dark Ages Europe, and many Daria fairy tales are crossovers with Arthurian legends as well as role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Examples


Fantastic Voyages[edit]

Non-Daria examples: The Chronicles of Narnia, the Ultima series

One or more of the Daria cast discover a passage to a new world or universe that operates under magical laws or impossible conditions. Entry into this new realm might gift the travelers with new powers for the duration. Please Note: If the means to enter the other universe or universes involves the Good Time Chinese restaurant or Holiday Island, the story goes into the next category below.

Examples


Daria and Holidays

Holiday Island Stories[edit]

Spawned from the fantasy-based episode "Depth Takes a Holiday", these tales involve the Daria characters interacting with characters from or actually going to Holiday Island via the wormhole behind the Good Time Chinese restaurant. If they go from Lawndale to the island, it also counts as a Fantastic Voyage.

Examples


Modern Magic[edit]

Non-Daria examples: Hellboy, Practical Magic

Also called contemporary fantasy, modern magic stories present supernatural beings, devices, wizardry, creatures, and places that turn up in the world of today (or the late-1990s world of the Daria show). Crossovers with other fantasy works set in modern times are very common. Instances where modern magic stories also include a science fiction element are a part of the science fantasy mixed genre.

The modern magic subgenre contains several sub-subgenres that appear with some frequency in Daria fanworks.

Tinkerbell Jodie
Quinn as Ariel the Mermaid

Fantasy vs. Science Fantasy[edit]

Science fantasy is a genre that combines elements of fantasy with science fiction. Unlike fantasy, science fantasy works on rules that are better defined, striving to make the impossible elements in the story sound as if they have a plausible scientific basis. Some science fantasy may include straight fantasy, but also has straight science fiction elements such as nanotechnology featured alongside it. As it is difficult to quantify exactly how much infused science fiction causes the flip from one genre to the other, a hard line may never be drawn between the two genres.

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