GOF

"Road Worrier"

The Gang of Four was an early fandom acronym for the four principal characters in classic Daria fanfiction who seem to travel together (in canon: "Road Worrier," "That Was Then, This Is Dumb," "Write Where It Hurts").

Typical GOF Configurations

This is the basic Season 1-Season 3 group used by many fanfic authors at the time (1997-1999). The Gang of Four included:

• Daria Morgendorffer
• Jane Lane
• Trent Lane
• Jesse Moreno

The four were romantically paired off as Daria/Trent and Jane/Jesse. The creation of the latter was probably influenced strongly by "Road Worrier," thanks to a scene in which Jane Lane and Jesse Moreno are shown leaning against each other, asleep in the back of the Tank. "Write Where It Hurts" also indicates a closer than expected relationship between Jesse and Jane. Quinn, in Daria's imagination, sees Trent and Jesse on horseback, and cries: "But look! Here approaches Mr. Lane himself, along with his sister's admirer, Mr. Moreno." This means Daria believed Jesse liked Jane (as in liked liked). The Jane/Jesse coupling takes a damaging hit in "That Was Then, This Is Dumb," when at the flea market it becomes clear that Jesse is not listening to anything Jane says.