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Due to a widespread interest in sci-fi & fantasy among Daria fans, fanfic writers have created a number of organisations that look out for and patrol the various universes: often, they will be staffed by alternate versions of known characters. Several of these groups have become [[shared universe]] concepts, open to all writers: they include [[DELPHI]] (a covert intelligence organization within the U.S. Government on various worlds with inter-dimensional travel capabilities), the [[Ringbearers|Corps of Ringbearers]] (a pan-dimensional group similar to the Green Lantern Corps and the Lensmen, but with a focus on threats of supernatural origin, humanitarian relief efforts and covert intelligence-gathering operations), [[The Agency]] (another pan-dimensional organization that acts to maintain temporal/universal integrity, in the same vein as the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers! Voyagers]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Quantum_Leap Project Quantum Leap]''), and [[The Foundation]] (mystical group trying to keep the omniverse intact).
A ''vast'' amount of original characters exist in these fics (for a DariaWiki list of original AU ''Daria'' characters, go to [http://www.dariawiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Alternate_Universe_Characters Alternate Universe Characters]) and a number of them are either specific, highly divergent AU versions of canon characters, or a family member that only exists due to the divergent universe. Examples of the former include [[Judith]], a sociopathic supervillain Daria who crosses over into other universes; and [[Lynn Quinn Michaelis]], a Quinn distorted to ludicrous effect in "Joel Schumacher's" [[Daria the Movie]]. Examples of the latter include [[Veronica Morgendorffer]], a third Morgendorffer sibling who is younger than Quinn and is irritated that Daria keeps forgetting about her; [[Evelyn Veronica Morgendorffer|'Evie' Morgendorffer]], another third Morgendorffer sister who is unseen because she is a boarding student at [[Grove Hills]]; and [[Darren Appleton]], a Morgendorffer sibling who was stolen at birth and given to a wealthy couple.
Several of the original characters have appeared in fanfics set in different AUs and some have been used by several different writers, becoming shared universe characters.
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