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In certain fandoms, a reinvention is called an '''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 acting 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.
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]] is 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.
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.
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