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In Daria's first incarnation as a recurring character on ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]],'' she formed a female, intelligent foil to the two male dunderheads. (She was, a producer/writer for the show stated, "the smart girl who hung around with Beavis and Butt-head because it annoyed her parents.) Often, the two would openly mock her and refer to her as "Diarrhea." Daria was named by [[Mike Judge]] after a girl at his school who'd had that name... and ''also'' been nicknamed "Diarrhea".
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[[Image:FizzEd_bdjk.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Daria, Jane, and two people they can ''never'' escape]]
{{quote|Maybe that [essay] about feeling like a big misfit whom everybody hates. The other kids will really relate to that.|[[Timothy O'Neill]], talking with Daria in "[[Cafe Disaffecto]]"}}
* [[Brittany Taylor]]: A popular, bubbly, air-headed cheerleader, another antithesis of Daria. Despite their wildly different... ''everythings'', Brittany appears to view Daria as her friend and is constantly approaching her to chat, even though Daria views her as an irritant and often makes derogatory comments to or about her. Daria will sometimes find herself helping Brittany ("[[The Invitation]]", "[[The Misery Chick]]"), while Brittany will sometimes go out of her way to help Daria ("[[The Old and the Beautiful]]", "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]"). She sometimes mentions Daria's unpopularity or plain looks, but unthinkingly (as if they're simple facts) rather than maliciously. When she found out Daria was dating Jane's old boyfriend, she sounded both amused and impressed.
* [[Kevin Thompson]]: A popular football player and Brittany's boyfriend. Daria enjoys manipulating his stupidity like she did Beavis and Butt-head, and often insults him: he doesn't understand most of her insults. Despite this, as with Brittany, he seems to view her as a friend: often seeking her advice ("The Misery Chick", "[[Too Cute]]") while unthinkingly bringing up her unpopularity at the same time, and in "[[The Big House]]" and "[[Ill]]", being concerned for her welfare. In "Partner's Complaint" though, he panicked at the idea of hanging out with Daria for any length of time. He once thought Tom was joking when he said he was Daria's date. ("[[Is It Fall Yet?]]")
* [[Jodie Landon]]: She's one of the very few students that are on Daria's level intellectually. She and Daria sometimes clash over their divergent viewpoints or over Daria's misanthropic attitude ("Gifted", "Partner's Complaint", "Fizz Ed"). Despite their personality clashes, Jodie often starts conversations with Daria and will often seek her advice (Daria will sometimes snark instead). Notably, in "Gifted" both girls admitted they sometimes wished they could be more like the other. She is socially friendly with Daria: she has invited her to the Landon 4th of July parties; she is concerned with Daria's welfare.
* [[Upchuck]]: The school's horn-dog. He first met her in "[[The Invitation]]" and has repeatedly crossed paths with her ever since, nearly always trying to flirt and get a date. Daria responds to this with horror and put-downs; Upchuck views her as "''fi''esty!", and in "[[The Daria Diaries]]" we find out he has included an unnamed outline of Daria in his website's "Gallery of Feisty Babes", implying a genuine crush.
* [[Fashion Club]]: Quinn's fashion-obsessed friends. Daria's path has crossed with theirs several times, much to the horror of both sides; they'll only deliberately seek her out if they're desperate. The Club used to pretend they didn't know Daria was Quinn's sister. Daria and Jane once casually bet on whether the Club would dissolve, and then tried to nudge events ("[[Fat Like Me]]"). Sometimes, when [[Sandi Griffin]] is clearly trying something against Quinn, Daria will take minor action to help her sister ("[[Just Add Water]]").
* [[Andrea]]: A moody Goth. Her one encounter with Daria was in "[[Mart of Darkness]]", when Daria and Jane caught her in an embarrassing situation: she angrily challenged them to "cut me up like you do everyone else". (This led to embarrassment all round when Jane admitted she just wanted to buy a shoelace.) This shows Daria is unpopular even with ''other'' outcast kids, seen as an unpleasant figure to be avoided.▼
Despite all these people she knows, and the clear signs that the former three view ''her'' as a friend, Daria has referred to Jane as her ''only'' friend. She has also referred to being isolated - and most of the school doesn't talk to her - and has made mention of going for days without being approached by anyone. ("[[Write Where it Hurts]]")▼
▲* [[Andrea]]: A moody Goth. Her one encounter with Daria was in "[[Mart of Darkness]]", when Daria and Jane caught her in an embarrassing situation: she angrily challenged them to "cut me up like you do everyone else". (This led to embarrassment all round when Jane admitted she just wanted to buy a shoelace.) This shows Daria is unpopular even with ''other'' outcast kids, seen as an unpleasant figure to be avoided.
▲Despite all these people she knows, and the clear signs that the former three view ''her'' as a friend, Daria has referred to Jane as her ''only'' friend. She has also referred to being isolated - and most of the school doesn't talk to her - and has made mention of going for days without being approached by anyone.
Outside of Jane and (briefly) Ted, Daria never had any real contact or attempts at contact with the other outcast students at Lawndale. ([[Glenn Eichler]] has [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glenninterviewsfull.html stated] this was deliberate: "[we didn't want to] create a comfortable alternative world where Daria and Jane could be stars among their misfit peers... to do a show about the misfits finding happiness through solidarity.")
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[[File:Daria and Tom2.jpg|280px|thumb|right|Daria and Tom on a bad day]]
Her crush on Trent was never acted upon, even though Trent was aware of it and would sometimes gently play up to it; this was most notable in "[[Pierce Me]]", where he told her how "hot" a piercing would make her and in a clearly flirtatious way. She'd try to cover up her crush but sudden loss of speech ("[[This Year's Model]]") or outright blushing ("[[Pierce Me]]") made it obvious. "Pierce Me" showed a dream about Trent, which turned into a nightmare when she dreamt Trent would have no interest in her at all and find the very idea laughable. She would eventually realize they just wouldn't be compatible ("[[Jane's Addition]]"), thought she'd realized before that he would make for an unreliable partner and what made him seem cool now would be pathetic in later: when trying to visualize their future together, her first vision was Trent as an unemployed, lazy failure whom she had to support ("[[Lane Miserables]]").
She had a brief sort-of relationship with [[Ted DeWitt-Clinton]], who showed interest in her and which she found herself interested in back; however, she automatically tried to push him away and was highly nervous of the idea of hooking up with him. She eventually decided to give it a try, but it was too late and they drifted apart.
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