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===Darth Jake===
There are a number of stories which postulate that the emotional trauma Jake suffered through as a child would have serious future ramifications in his future. "Darth Jake" stories almost always characterize Jake as horrifying, vicious, cruel, and acting out a pathological desire to show that he's a better father than [["Mad Dog" Morgendorffer]]. Examples of this type include [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[Darius]]," [[LyinTamer]]'s "[[Night of the Storm]]," and [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]'s "[[Where's Mary Sue When You Need Her?]]."
A fic that subverts this variation is "[[Chosin Fate]]," where Daria finds audio tapes of her grandfather before and after the wartime events that transformed him into the "Mad Dog." In the fic, listening to those tapes has a cathartic effect on Jake; he muses on how that was the first time he had ever heard his father say that he loved his son, and considers how his father was a damaged soul who wasn't trying to abuse him, but to toughen him up for the dangers of the world. We also see this in "[[It's All About Respect]]," where Jake and [[Lauriel de la Ribas]] speak about "Mad Dog's" service time, and how it affected Jake's father and the people around him.
===Good Jake===
A few fanfics focus strongly on Jake's good qualities. Daria regards him as a "hero" in "[[Of Human Bonding]]," a reference that puzzled many viewers, but he is known to take up Daria's side in some parental disputes (notably in "[[Arts 'N Crass]]" and "[[Boxing Daria]]"). [[Angelinhel]]'s "[[Alley]]" is a touching and realistic ficlet about Jake's softer side.
===Reformed Jake===
Now and then, a fanfic will present Jake as overcoming his broken past and stalled present to be a better husband and father. In [[Kara Wild]]'s [[Driven Wild Universe]], Jake's friendship with [[Anthony DeMartino]] spurs him to teach classes at a nearby community center ("[[All But Forgotten]]").
===Super Jake===
▲Now and then, a fanfic will present Jake as overcoming his broken past and stalled present to be a better husband and father. In [[Kara Wild]]'s [[Driven Wild Universe]], Jake's friendship with [[Anthony DeMartino]] spurs him to teach classes at a nearby community center ("[[All But Forgotten]]"). However, his newfound independence proves to be one of the many causes of a widening rift between him and Helen, eventually leading to their separation ("[[Memory Road]]"). The separation forces Jake, for the first time, to really work at getting to know his daughters and to take care of himself.
And then there are a few ficlets that presume Jake's cluelessness is a cover, and he is secretly a mightier force for good than anyone supposes. [[Shallow15]]'s "[[Super Zero]]" is an excellent example. [[TAG]]'s "[[Nuthouse]]" is a comic take on this concept.
==See Also==
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