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[[Image:MP1.jpg|thumb|left|Jane's version of Daria as Melody Powers, by Richard Lobinske.]]
'''Melody Powers''' is a fictional spy character developed by [[Daria Morgendorffer]] and included in stories featured in the episodes "[[Cafe Disaffecto]]" and "[[The Old and the Beautiful]]."
[[Image:MP2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Melody Powers (RLobinske artwork)|Another concept]] of Melody in 1/8 scale, by Richard Lobinske]]▼
==Melody Powers in Fanfiction==
Having Daria write Melody Powers stories has become a staple in fanfiction writing. In [[Richard Lobinske]]'s [[Last Summer]] and [[Falling Into College]] stories, Daria published a total of four Melody Powers stories with an action pulp magazine called ''[[Literature in Action]].'' Daria has a Melody Powers story published in "[[Prayers for a SAINT]]" that causes unexpected problems. A few fanfics have Daria become the famed author of Melody Powers novels ("[[Of Lifestyle Choices and Definitions of Success]]," by [[Wyvern337]]), which might result in Daria attracting the most unusual fans ("[[It's a Wonderful Life, Not]]," by [[Thomas Mikkelsen]]). The Melody Powers meme is so pervasive that Daria writes these stories in various [[alternate universes]] like the ([[John Lane series]] by [[Richard Lobinske]], even when Daria is no longer Daria but Darren ("[[Café Ineffective]]," by [[Bacner]]).
A possible (hilarious) reason why Daria writes Melody Powers stories is offered in [[Thomas Mikkelsen]]'s "[[Sibling Rivalry]]." That Daria might be quite touchy about her Melody Powers works is considered in [[E. A. Smith]]'s "[[So Long As Men Can Breathe]]" and [[Renfield]]'s "[[Malice of Absence]]."
Fanfic writers occasionally try their hand at writing Melody Powers stories as they imagine Daria would do them. This has become an interesting sub-subgenre. [[Galen Hardesty]] probably gave the best rendition with "[[Blood Oath of Patriots]]" and "[[Blood Oath of Patriots II: By Any Other Name]]." [[Mystik Slacker]]'s "[[Melody Powers in 'Butcher, Baker, Cancer-stick Maker']]" and [[Wyvern337]]'s "[[Academic Imprisonment (Wyvern337 tale)|Academic Imprisonment]]" are also excellent, and [[Mahna Mahna]]'s "[[The Last Words Heard]]" has a perfectly wicked ending. Other tales in this vein worth reading include [[Bob Marley]]'s [[ficlet]], "[[Melody's End]]."
▲[[Image:MP2.jpg|thumb|right|Another concept of Melody by Richard Lobinske]]
Sometimes in fanfiction, Melody is written as a [[self-insertion]] or [[Mary Sue]] of Daria herself ([[Wyvern337]]'s "[[Academic Imprisonment (Wyvern337 tale)|Academic Imprisonment]]"). Melody might even ''be'' Daria in disguise (e.g., "[[Alias: Melody Powers]]," by [[Kendra Steiner]]; "[[Melody Powers a.k.a. Daria Morgendorffer]]," by [[James Scanlan]]). [[Mystik Slacker]]'s [[True Cynicism]] tales have Daria make a shocking discovery that leads her into a life not unlike Melody's. (This also happens in "[[Prayers for a SAINT]].")
In a few stories, Melody is a real person in the [[Dariaverse]] or somehow is brought to life therein. This might prove to be calamitous for all concerned (e.g., "[[Illusions|Illusions: The Unswerving Punctuality of—]]," by [[CharlieGirl]] and [[et alia]]; [http://s-c.deviantart.com/art/Daria-vs-Melody-Powers-89013035 "Daria vs. Melody Powers"] by [[S.C.]]).
[[category:Canon Characters|Powers, Melody]]▼
==External Links==
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/137315/1/Butcher_Baker_Cancer-stick_Maker "Butcher, Baker, Cancer-stick Maker,"] by [[Mystik Slacker]]
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/969678/1/Melody_Powers_and_the_Temple_of_Doom "Melody Powers and the Temple of Doom,"] by [[Ruthless Bunny]]
* [http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/fanfic/charliegirl/Illusions.html "Illusions: the Unswerving Punctuality of—"] by [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]
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