Odell Jones

Odell Jones is a fictional character appearing in Doggieboy's serial fan fiction Apocalyptic Daria. A deacon at the Carthage UMC Rescue Center, Odell comes to prominence when he saves Daria Morgendorffer's life after Martha Peters tried to murder her in revenge for what she considered distracting her son Martin Peters from his 'true calling' to become a preacher. Later, as Martin and Daria are heading off to be alone (after the death of his father), Odell warns them that their time together could be seen as inappropriate (despite the fact that both are over the age of consent); Daria assures him that nothing is going to happen.

Later, after three bullies attempt to assault Daria and Martin and are injured in the process, Odell and three other deacons hold a 'kangaroo court' in which they sentence Daria and Martin to an unjust series of punishments, while giving no punishments to the three who started the trouble. (It is later revealed that one of the boys is Odell's nephew.) Daria is approached by Odell later; from the manner of his actions, it can be assumed that he had planned to place her in an area without a weapon where he could sexually assault her without anyone coming to her rescue. She is saved from this by Kathy Wilson.

The sentences are later overruled by the assembled congregation, where the topic of Odell's latent lacivious nature is touched upon (including the fact that Odell finds Daria, Jane Lane and the girlfriend of Trent Lane to be desirable - especially Daria, who he refers to in a conversation with Martin as 'forbidden fruit'. After the meeting, one of the other parishners remarks that this explains several things about Odell; the insinuation is that Odell has had these repressed sexual urges and longings for many years, but had failed to address them because of his religious beliefs. Later, Martin warns him directly that if he ever approaches Daria in that manner again, he will be killed.