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[[Image:Flip44.gif|frame|right|Daria as Cinderella, an [[alter ego]] from the MTV website]]
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==Fantasy in ''Daria'' FanfictionCanon==
While most of ''[[Daria (TV series) | Daria]]'' stayed more or less true to real life aside from a few standard cartoon conventions, there were still instances of fantastic elements. In "[[A Tree Grows in Lawndale]]", for example, a flower is shown growing out of [[Kevin Thompson | Kevin's]] arm crutch after it is planted in place of [[Tommy Sherman]]'s memorial tree. In other cases, the fantasy elements are contained with a story within the story, such as the three tales told in "[[Legends of the Mall]]".
Fantasy writing may be divided into numerous subgenres, but ''Daria'' fanfics have their own peculiar fantasy subgenres that do not always match up with the broader field. Notable subgenres are given below, with examples. [[Crossovers]] are included under the appropriate subgenre headings. Almost every category has examples that will spill over into other groups.▼
 
Two episodes stand above the rest in fantastic content, however. The first is "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" in which teenagers who represent various holidays such as [[Cupid | Valentine's Day]] and [[Halloween (character) | Halloween]] come to [[Lawndale]] through a dimensional wormhole behind the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]], and these beings are shown to have fantastic powers and abilities relating to their respective holidays. The second is "[[Daria!]]", an episode which takes the form of a musical, though the fantasy element - that being the inexplicable song-and-dance numbers - can also be explained by the [[Characters as Actors]] trope.
 
===Afterlife Fantasy= in ''Daria'' Fanworks==
▲FantasyLike writing[[science fiction]], fantasy works maycan be divided into numerousseveral subgenres, butthough many ''Daria'' fanficsfantasy fics and art have their own peculiarparticular fantasy subgenrestypes that do not always match up with the broader field. Notable subgenres are given below, with examples of each. [[CrossoversCrossover]]s are included under the appropriate subgenre headings. Almost every category has examples that will spill over into other groups.
One or more ''Daria'' characters discover the hard way what existence is like after death occurs. This category crosses over into [[ghost stories]] and other types of [[horror]] fiction, but sometimes horror is not the primary emotion evoked by such tales. Most of these are [[crossover]]s.▼
 
 
===The Afterlife===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy The Divine Comedy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Dreams_May_Come What Dreams May Come]
 
▲One ormore more ''Daria'' characters discover the hard way what existence is like after death occurs. This category crossescan cross over into the [[ghost storiesstory]] and other types of [[horror]] fiction,territories butif sometimesit horror isalso notinvolves the primarydead emotioninteracting evokedin bysome suchway tales.with Mostthose ofstill these are [[crossover]]sliving.
 
'''Examples'''
* "[[Always Beside You]]," by [[The Angst Guy]]
* "[[Death Rowe]]," by [[bgryphon]]
* "[[Reaped Out]]," by [[Pinkminx]] (Daria/Dead Like Me)
* "[[Unseen Phenomenon]]," by [[Wildgoose]]
* "[[What You Reap]]," by [[Thea Zara]]
* "[[Wristcutters: A Daria Story]]," by [[Charliefox2012]] (Daria/Wristcutters: A Love Story)
 
 
[[Image:Brittanydragon.gif|frame|right|The Dreaded Brittany Dragon]]
 
===Comic Fantasy===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanth Xanth] series
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_fantasy comic fantasy], silliness and humor are the rule. These may include bedtime stories told to children that [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]], [[Jane Lane|Jane]], or [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] are babysitting; twisted [[Fantasy#Fairytales|fairytales]]; and other off-the-wall fics written purely for the reader's amusement. [[Squirrel stories]] in which the squirrels act in fantastic ways go here.▼
 
▲InA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_fantasymix comicof fantasy and [[comedy]], sillinessthat andmay humor aretake the rule.form These mayof includesilly bedtime stories told to children that [[Dariaone Morgendorffer|Daria]],or [[Janemore Lane|Jane]],''Daria'' or [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]]characters are babysitting;, twisted [[Fantasy#Fairytales|fairytales]];fairy tales, and other off-the-wall fics written purely for the reader's amusement. [[Squirrel stories]] in which the squirrels act in fantastic ways gobelong in this herecategory.
 
'''Examples'''
* [[Barely Tales]] [[series,]] by [[Kemical Reaxion]]
* "[[Cynical Symphonies]]," by [[Ranger Thorne]]
* "[[I Never Metamorphosis I Didn't Like]]," by [[The Angst Guy]] (Daria/Metamorphosis)
* "[[The Idiocy]]," by [[Kristen Bealer]]
* "[[The Original Underground Government-Suppressed Version of Brother Grimace's Classic "Daria" Fanfic, "The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow"]]", by [[The Angst Guy]]
* "[[Quinnderella]]," by [[Mike Xeno]] (Daria/Cinderella)
 
 
===[[Dream World]]sWorlds===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_%28franchise%29 Nightmare on Elm Street] franchise
Dream worlds are exactly what they sound like: dreamlike environments that do not obey the laws of reality. [[Alice stories]] are nearly always of this type.
 
[[Dream world]]s are surreal environments that do not strictly obey the laws of reality and are often - but not always - accessed through sleep or other unconscious states. Characters are typically inserted into these settings from elsewhere, be it the waking world or another dimension. [[Alice Story | Alice stories]] are nearly always set in dream worlds.
 
'''Examples'''
* "[[#10 Dream]]," by [[Rey Fox]]
* "[[Air Bed]]," by [[Brother Grimace]]
* "[[If You Only Walk Long Enough]]," by [[The Angst Guy]] (Daria/Alice in Wonderland)
 
 
===FairytalesFairy Tales===
Non-''Daria'' examples: The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm Brothers Grimm] tales, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit The Hobbit]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairytale_fantasy Fairytales] are stories making use of classic folklore, such as giants, elves, wizards, dragons, and other monsters, taking in fantastic settings that usually resemble Dark Ages Europe. Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy game [[crossovers]] appear here, as do Arthurian pastiches.
 
Fairy tales are stories that make use of classic folklore, including beings such as giants, elves, wizards, dragons, and others. They typically take place in settings that resemble Dark Ages Europe, and many ''Daria'' fairy tales are [[crossover]]s with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur Arthurian legends] as well as role-playing games such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons & Dragons].
 
'''Examples'''
* "[[Daria of the Drow]]," by [[Dervish]]
* "[[Darialance]]," by [[TAGThe Angst Guy]] (Daria/Dragonlance)
* "[[Le Morte d’Angela]]," by [[Decelaraptor]]
 
 
===Fantastic Voyages===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_%28series%29 Ultima] series
One or more of the ''Daria'' cast discover passage to a new world or universe that operates under magical laws or impossible conditions. Entry into this new realm might gift the travelers with new powers for the duration. (If the means to enter the other universes involves the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]] or [[Holiday Island]], the story goes into the next category below.)▼
 
▲One or more of the ''Daria'' cast discover a passage to a new world or universe that operates under magical laws or impossible conditions. Entry into this new realm might gift the travelers with new powers for the duration. ( Please Note: If the means to enter the other universe or universes involves the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]] or [[Holiday Island]], the story goes into the next category below.)
 
'''Examples'''
* "[[FBCB]]," by [[Wraith]]
* "[[In Dreams]]," by [[Scissors MacGillicutty]]
* "[[The Island of Canceled Cartoons]]," by [[Erin Mills|Shallow 15 (a.k.a. Erin Mills)]]
* "[[Snowball in Hell]]," by [[TAGThe Angst Guy]]
 
 
[[Image:Depth1a.gif|frame|right|Daria and Holidays]]
===[[Holiday Island]] Stories===▼
 
Spawned from the fantasy-based episode "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]", these tales involve the ''Daria'' characters interacting with characters from or actually going to [[Holiday Island]] via the wormhole behind the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]]. If they go from [[Lawndale]] to the island, it also counts as a Fantastic Voyage.
▲===[[Holiday Island]] Stories===
Perhaps the most notorious reality-busting episode of all, "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" spawned a number of later tales about the [[Good Time Chinese restaurant]] and various [[Holiday Island]] teens, the latter either on their home "island" or in [[Lawndale]]. Some stories here are also Fantastic Voyages.
 
'''Examples'''
* [[The Adventure of the Chinese Restaurant]], by [[MMan]]
* [[A Day (Un)Like Any Other]], by [[Angelinhel]]
* [[A Hard Days' Night]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Club Sandwich]], by [[Cypher]]
* [[Crossover]], by [[Nemo Blank]]
* [[Death Takes a Holliday]], by [[TAGThe Angst Guy]]
* [[Holiday Kombat]], by [[Richard Lobinske]]
* [[Luuuv Story]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
* [[Restrain Jane Lane|Restrain Jane Lane! or, Stupid Cupid]], by [[Nemo Blank]].
 
 
===Modern Magic===
Non-''Daria'' examples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy Hellboy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Magic Practical Magic]
Also called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_fantasy contemporary fantasy], modern magic stories present supernatural beings, devices, wizardry, creatures, and places that turn up in the world of today (or the late-1990s world of the ''Daria'' show). [[Crossovers]] with novels, movies, TV shows, and so forth are often seen (''The Wizard of Oz,'' ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''The Dresden Files'', ''Resident Evil'', ''Xena the Warrior Princess'', every kind of [[anime]] movie imaginable, etc.).▼
 
▲Also called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_fantasy contemporary fantasy], modern magic stories present supernatural beings, devices, wizardry, creatures, and places that turn up in the world of today (or the late-1990s world of the ''Daria'' show). [[CrossoversCrossover]]s with novels,other movies,fantasy TVworks shows,set andin somodern forthtimes are oftenvery seencommon. (''The WizardInstances ofwhere Oz,''modern ''Buffymagic thestories Vampirealso Slayer'',include ''Thea Dresden[[science Files'',fiction]] ''Residentelement Evil'', ''Xena theare Warriora Princess'', every kindpart of the [[animescience fantasy]] moviemixed imaginable, etc.)genre.
 
SeveralThe modern magic subgenre contains several sub-subgenres of modern magicthat appear with some frequency in ''Daria'' fanfictionfanworks.
[[Image:jodiefaerie.gif|frame|right|Tinkerbell Jodie]]
* '''Body switchersSwitchers''', in which one or more pairs of characters trade bodies and discover how the other half lives, persuch theas moviein [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky_Friday ''Freaky Friday'']. Examples:
** [[Daria and Quinn Switch Bodies]], by [[Nada Rowls]]
** [[Eternity]], by [[Richard Lobinske]] (not entirely body switching as adult Daria and Tom must share their bodies with another couple)
** [[Live the Life of Quinn]], by [[Chris Mack]]
** [[The Switch]], by [[Brett Shearer]]
** [[The Way Things Ought to Be]], by [[Barry Eshkol Adelman]]
 
* '''Faerie ficsFics''', in which one or more characters appear as miniature faerie beings and stir things up. Most of these were inspired by fan art showing faerie [[alter ego]]s of certain characters. Examples:
** [[Jane Unchained]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Scarlett the Fairy]] by [[Aloysius]]
** [[Uranium in the Drinking Water]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
 
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Harry Potter [[crossovers]] Crossovers''', in which ''Daria'' characters go to wizarding schools like Hogwarts. This is by far the most popular fantasy [[crossover]]. Examples:
** [[Daria Morgendorffer and the Magic McGuffin]], by [[Ranger Thorne]]
** [[Daria Morgenpotter & The New Same-Old, Same-Old]], by [[Daniel Callahan]]
** [[Harry Potter and the Flack-Jacket Mafia]], by [[Canadibrit]]
** [[My Daria/Harry Potter (Fandom-Based) Crossover]], by [[Brother Grimace]]
** [[One Year Later]], by [[NightGoblyn]]
** [[Harry Butt-head]], by [[Deep Metal]]
 
[[Image:Zquinn01a.gif|frame|right|Quinn as Ariel the Mermaid]]
* '''Secret supernaturalsSupernaturals''', in which one or more ''Daria'' characters secretly possess vast magical or psychic powers that cannot be explained by science as weit knowis itcurrently known. Examples:
** [[An Adventure of Sandi, a Teenage Witch]], by [[Bacner]]
** [[Blood and Irony]], by [[J Osako]]
** [[CrossingBringing Overthe Angst]], by [[The AngstJim GuyNorth]]
** [[Daria:Crossing Demon Princess QuinnOver]], Book 1: Quinn Anwnn, by [[CDMThe Angst Guy]]
** [[DeusDaria: JaneDemon Princess Quinn]] Book 1: Quinn Anwnn, by [[The Angst GuyCDM]]
** [[TheDeus Morgendorffer CodeJane]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[The OtherMorgendorffer Code]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[The PactOther]], by [[RichardThe LobinskeAngst Guy]]
** [[ShadowThe of a CynicPact]], by [[RangerRichard ThorneLobinske]]
** [[Shadow of a Cynic]] by [[Ranger Thorne]]
 
* '''Suburban legendsLegends''', twisted "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend urban legends" told among teenagers,] in the same vein as the three stories told in "[[Legends of the Mall]].". Examples:
** [[Chocolate Girl: The *Other* Legend of the Mall]], by [[MMan]]
** [[The Girl Who Walked Home All Alone in the Dark]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
 
* '''Supernatural intruderIntruder talesTales''', in which lone, powerful individuals with magic-like abilities (not [[superheroes]] and not the ''Daria'' cast) enter [[Lawndale]] and interact with the locals. Examples:
** [[An Angel Named Mary Sue]], by [[Angelinhel]]
** [[Anything]], by [[Brandon League]]
** [[The Chris Series]], by [[MFC]]
** [[Crossover]], by [[Nemo Blank]]
** [[Guardian]], by [[Mike Xeno]]
** [[Identity Crisis]], by [[Yui Daoren]]
** [[Illusions|Illusions: The Unswerving Punctuality of—]], by [[CharlieGirl]]
** [[It's a Wonderful Life, Not]], by [[Thomas Mikkelsen]]
** [[Kitsune]] and [[Last Dance With Mary Jane]], by [[Rey Fox]]
** [[A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Scarlett (story)|Scarlett]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Smoking Mirror]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[Stacy and the Lamp]], by [[The Angst Guy]]
** [[VisitationsTrapped]] series, by [[BrotherJim GrimaceNorth]]
** [[Visitations]] [[series]] by [[Brother Grimace]]
 
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