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A '''reinvention''' is a creative recasting of the [[canon]] [[Dariaverse]], retaining the same characters (and possibly the same setting,
The characters in reinventions might play out their lives in different time periods or genre settings: the modern world in foreign countries, the Old West, fantasy kingdoms, the far future, the Ice Ages, etc. The characters might be the ancestors or descendants of the canon ones, or they might be reincarnations, computerized entities, [[dream world|dream figures]], or simply there with no explanation given. The characters in a reinvention never catch on that they are not in their original homeland, as they were born and raised in whatever new world they inhabit. Their world is natural to them. (If they state that they know they are not in the [[canon]] [[Dariaverse]], the story is then probably of the [[characters as actors]] sort.)
[[Napalm Kracken]] did much early on to popularize the notion of reinventions, though without calling it such, in his superb [[Daria Disenfranchised]] tales. Here, the main characters again play out their high-school lives but with all-new dialog and plot twists. The characters are still true to their canon selves, but as the world around them has subtly changed, their reactions also change, and the story heads off into lively new directions. An excellent recent example of a straightforward reinvention is [[NightGoblyn]]’s work-in-progress on [[PPMB]], “[[Exchange Students]],” which reinvents [[Daria]], [[Jane]], and [[Quinn]] (and their families) in startling ways.▼
A reinvention appears on the surface to be a type of [[alternate history]], but there are no specific points of divergence in the canon [[timeline]] that would produce a reinvention. It is possible that a reinvention could be the result of numerous timeline changes, but it would require so many of them that trying to pinpoint them all is essentially meaningless. Notable differences from canon appear throughout the story set-up of a reinvention, as the author retells the saga of [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria's]] high-school years in a unique and personal way.
Some reinventions result from combining numerous [[Iron Chef]]-style fanfic-writing challenges in a single story. For example, a June 2007 [[Iron Chef]] was proposed by [[WacoKid]] that combined many separate Iron Chef challenges issued by another fanfic writer, [[Bliss Ticks]], resulting in the so-called “Bliss Ticks Challenge.” A third writer, [[CAP]], successfully answered the challenge with a remarkable tale in a divergent Dariaverse in which [[Daria]] is an alcoholic, [[Jane]] sells drugs, [[Tiffany]] goes to prison, and so forth. A similar collection of unrelated Iron Chefs produced “[[And When Your Heart Begins to Bleed]],” by [[TAG]], several years earlier.▼
▲[[Napalm Kracken]] did much early on to popularize the notion of reinventions, though without calling it such, in his superb [[Daria Disenfranchised]] tales. Here, the main characters again play out their high-school lives but with all-new dialog and plot twists. The characters are still true to their canon selves, but as the world around them has subtly changed, their reactions also change, and the story heads off into lively new directions. An excellent recent example of a straightforward reinvention is [[NightGoblyn]]’s
A reinvention is not necessarily a [[crossover]], though its development might be influenced by an external source, paralleling without completely crossing over into that specific source. For example, if magic of the sort seen in the Harry Potter stories existed in a Dariaverse, but Hogwarts, Harry Potter, and so forth did not exist there, then the subsequent tale about [[Daria]] and company learning magic at [[Lawndale High]] could be considered a reinvention.▼
▲Some reinventions result from combining numerous [[Iron Chef]]-style fanfic-writing challenges in a single story. For example, a June 2007 [[Iron Chef]] was proposed by [[WacoKid]] that combined many separate Iron Chef challenges issued by another fanfic writer, [[Bliss Ticks]], resulting in the so-called “Bliss Ticks Challenge.” A third writer, [[CAP]], successfully answered the challenge with a remarkable tale in a divergent Dariaverse in which
[[Roentgen]]’s [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] series, currently continued by [[Brother Grimace]], has usually been called a [[crossover]] as it describes how things might have gone if the ''Daria'' characters had gained the powers of the DC Comics Legion of Superheroes (teenage heroes in the 31st century). However, as few actual DC characters appear in the story, only the heroes’ superpowers, and the timeline has been advanced into the 21st century, the story could also be called a reinvention. (The Lawndale heroes have a "Legion Tower," like the Legion of Superheroes, but in the former case the setting is tailored specifically for Daria and company.) In the same vein, [[LSauchelli]]’s work-in-progress “[[Eldritch Evolution]],” which recasts ''Daria'' in the style of the TV series ''Heroes,'' is also a reinvention. In contrast, [[Richard Lobinske]]’s [[Daria Von Doom Series]] and [[TAG]]’s “[[Outcasts from Beyond]]” are true [[crossovers]], not reinventions, as the full Marvel and DC Comics Universes are assumed to exist '''in addition''' to the ''Daria'' setting.▼
==Uberfics and Retrofics==
In certain fandoms, a reinvention is called an '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uberfic uberfic]''' or "uber." This term originated in fanfiction for the TV show, ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', wherein certain episodes were shot depicting Xena and company in completely different settings. The characters wore clothing appropriate to those settings, but they still acted much as they normally did. In yet other fandoms a reinvention is usually called an [[alternate universe]], but in ''Daria'' fanworks the latter term specifically refers to an alternation in [[Dariaverse]] history, to avoid confusion. The term “reinvention” has less ambiguity about it.
See also [[Counterclock]].
A reinvention that involves placing Daria & company in an earlier historical period (e.g., the 1950s or the 1880s) is sometimes called a '''retrofic'''. [[Decelaraptor]] was a master of the form, producing numerous retrofics placing Daria and Jane in various settings with humorous effect. His relevant works include "[[Le Morte d'Angela]]," "[[Tales of the Missouri Cheyenne]]," and a host of short fics for an Iron Chef called "Retro Dariana" ("[[Daria: 1830]]," "[[Blimps Over Brittany!]]" and the bittersweet World War II tale, "[[Home Is the Sailor]]"). The Retro Dariana thread also includes Gregor Samsa's excellent story, "[[Ms. Morgendorffer's Profession]]," about a Daria born during Victorian times.
See also [[Western]].
==Reinventions and Crossovers==
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▲[[Roentgen]]’s [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] series, currently continued by [[Brother Grimace]], has usually been called a [[crossover]] as it describes how things might have gone if the ''Daria'' characters had gained the powers of the DC Comics Legion of Superheroes (teenage heroes in the 31st century). However
==External Links==
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* [http://www.whoosh.org/uber/whatuber.html "What Is This...Über?"] from Whoosh.org
* [http://dariablog2.blogspot.com/2008/02/howdy-pardner-you-from-texas.html "Howdy, partner! You from Texas?"], a look at ''Daria'' Westerns (retrofics), on the [[Daria Fandom Blog II]]
'''Examples of ''Daria'' Reinvention Fanfics'''
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110909024916/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/antipodean_daria.html "Antipodean Daria,"] by [[Deref]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323002053/http://www.nightgoblyn.com/totim008.htm "Exchange Students,"] by [[NightGoblyn]]
* "Daria in Morrowind" by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
[[Category: Fanwork Conventions]]
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