Daria Morgendorffer: Difference between revisions

 

===Bitch Daria===

In contrast to the standard fanfic portrayal of Daria as a persecuted hero who overcomes the stupidity of others, an increasingly popular fanfic portrayal of Daria is of Daria not as the persecuted, but the persecutor. In such stories, Daria is portrayed not as the only intelligent person in a world given to shallowness, but as a woman of harsh standards applied to others with a judgmental and intolerant attitude. Usually, this intolerance is given as the reason for Daria's social unpopularity; in other words, Daria's outcast status is her own fault, because she sees herself as better than her peers, either knowingly or unknowingly. The amount of blame cast on Daria and her opportunities for redemption vary from writer to writer and story to story. The line between protagonist and antagonist is often blurred in such fics, as Daria can be seen as both or neither, as at least some of her behavior and character is cast in a negative light. (See [[Evil Daria]].)

 

===Sexy Daria===

 

 

According to some fans of ''Daria'', there are [[rare shots|episodes]] such as "[[Quinn the Brain]]" that indicate Daria is just as physically attractive (if not more so) than the majority of girls at [[Lawndale High]]. Because of these episodes, a fanfic stereotype has arisen in which Daria actively resists making herself sexually desirable to the opposite sex for several reasons. Paramount among them are her admittedly high standards and her fear of being hurt emotionally after putting her trust in others. Thus, she refuses to put herself in situations where romance is a possibility.

===Violent Daria===

 

 

In the series, Daria rarely showed an inclination to hit anyone, and then it was only in childhood sibling fights with [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] (not counting the time Daria punched Quinn at the end of "[[The New Kid]]"). Still, her attitude and obvious anger issues have led some fanfic writers to assume Daria is violence-prone and willing to strike out if pushed far enough (or if pushed even a little bit). She has even shown this attitude toward Jane at times, which is rather startling to read. One shocking example of this variation is seen in "[[It's All About Respect]]," when Daria verbally decimates [[Trent Lane]] and [[Jesse Moreno]], and then, in a memorable scene, tears through three rogue bikers (one of whom, among other injuries, loses a testicle) who attempt to rape her and steals their valuables afterward. "[[Heroes]]" by [[Lew Richardson]] features a montage where Daria, after being pushed past the brink, manages to severely brutalise drunken thugs without even being fully aware of what's going on.

* [http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/pieces_of_the_rainbow.html "Pieces of the Rainbow"] by [[Shinai]] (fanfic about Daria having autism)

 

===Shattered Daria===