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[[Image:taglogo.jpg|right|frame|Beatnik Shaggy's awesome logo for The Angst Guy]]
'''The Angst Guy''' is a ''Daria'' fanfiction author, famous for lengthy angst and drama stories. While he's mostly left the fandom now, he was one of the most prolific and influential fanfic writers of the 2000s, with a further influence on the wave of fanfic writers that came in after the 2010 [[Daria: The Complete Animated Series|DVD boxset]].
A large number of his stories should be considered 'R-rated' due to adult themes, sexual references, and language.
==Biographical Information==
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The first person to welcome him to ''Daria'' fandom was [[Kara Wild]]. (Thank you!) The first ''Daria'' fanfic he read was "[[Daria vs. Predator]]," by [[Bob Marley]], which he thought was weird but was enough to keep him interested in the fandom. Declared by [[Brother Grimace]] to be pre-eminent among the [[Angst Lords]], TAG is nonetheless mostly harmless.
TAG has written only a few stories since the end of 2007, spending more time on the [[Daria Fandom Blog II]] and assorted fandom projects until late 2010. Around July 2010, due to personal and work situations, he mostly departed the fandom
He's been very prolific at times. He could be writing something right now (and is, but worries it won't be completed). He's writing it behind you. Breathing on your neck. Hi, there.
[[Image:Jodie.gif|frame|right|'''Jodie Landon''' talks about The Angst Guy ([http://www.theangstguy.com/sounds/jod-friendsthe.WAV click here])]]
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===Daria Fandom Blog II===
TAG
===Experimentation===
Though known primarily as an [[angst]] writer, TAG's work runs the gamut of moods and styles, from broad comedy ("[[The Thong Remains the Same]]") to [[science-fiction]] adventure ("[[Drive (TAG story)|Drive]]") to [[songfic]] ("[[The Ballad of Stacy Rowe]]") to [[fantasy]] ("[[Scarlett (story)|Scarlett]]") to almost everything in between. He has written stories in past tense and present tense, first person and third person, [[ficlet]]s and [[novel]]s, [[scriptfic]]s and lyrics, and stories with pictures (HTML) and stories without (HTM). The HTM versions of his stories often have unusual and colorful type fonts embedded within the headers or used as decoration, though not all computers have such fonts downloaded to them. (He uses free fonts only, however, so these fonts can be picked out to view the stories to better effect.) Stories on [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics his website] are often updated, corrected, or modified to include new features or information.
===Hard sci-fi===
Hard [[science fiction]] is a recurring genre, producing fanfics like "[[Drive]]". It even pops up in fanfics where another writer might not include it, such as spy dramas ("[[Prayers for a SAINT]]" and "[[Invisible Planet]]") and more surreal stories like "[[Outcasts from Beyond]]", a [[superhero]] crossover that pays attention to the real physical damage that would be caused by the characters and ordinance fired at them.
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[[Image:Dariatalks.gif|frame|right|'''Daria Morgendorffer''' reflects on TAG's reputation ([http://www.theangstguy.com/sounds/mutants.wav click here])]]
===Tested to Destruction (or Angst Overdose)===
He has cheerfully admitted to his tendency to put characters through the angst wringer: in an interview (see below), he recounted how he's been intrigued by suffering for a long time, how some people survive and others don't, and what happens to people and their morality in extreme stress. This also leads to a habit of taking "[a] character's primary strengths, some essential part of the character's identity in the "Daria" show, then destroy that element in as brutal a manner as possible, to find out how the character copes with the disaster and see if the character grows beyond it". Fic after fic will push characters to their limits or beyond.
Even TAG will admit, sometimes, that he overdoes it with the angst writing, and he has received requests to drop the angst for a while and try comedies even from other Angst Lords. He is a little slow to get the message, but once in a while he makes the effort. TAG's focus on angst writing has created a degree of controversy in the fandom, coming from those who are getting rather tired of it.▼
▲Even TAG will admit, sometimes, that he overdoes it with the angst writing, and he has received requests to drop the angst for a while and try comedies even from other Angst Lords. He is a little slow to get the message, but once in a while he makes the effort. TAG's focus on angst writing has created a degree of controversy in the fandom, coming from those who are getting rather tired of it. People also get tired of his posting pictures of moobs in [[PPMB]] and for that he is very very very VERY sorry, not.
Nonetheless, he will pop out with a new angst thinger now and then, such as the [[Daylight]] shared-world scenario, which made him very happy.▼
▲Nonetheless, he will pop out with a new angst thinger now and then, such as the [[Daylight]] shared-world scenario, which made him very happy. And the [[Shining Star]] shared world. And some other ones he's currently working on in which the Earth is destroyed and everyone dies screaming OMG i luv this fandom :) :) :)
===September 11===
His first fanfic, in April 2002, was "[[Nine-Eleven and Counting]]": Daria and Quinn are emotionally devastated when the latter gets too close to the events of September 11, 2001. The terrorist attack has cropped up in other fanfics as well, a turning point in history each time and sometimes as a ominous thing looming over the background: the POV character in "[[A Hard Days' Night]]" ensures there won't be a nuclear war starting in that month, but is left worried about ''what'' is going to happen that would've provoked it.
===The Angst Guy as a Character===
Many other ''Daria'' authors have included The Angst Guy as a character within their own fanfiction. ([[Papi_Penguino|For example...]]) For instance, [[Dr. Mike]] included him in a cameo position within his work, "[[Your Honor]]," a ''Night Court'' ripoff.
===The DariaWiki===
The Angst Guy is fascinated with DariaWiki and can be found making additions and edits to it every so often. Like now.
==Bibliography==
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* [[Home on Deranged]]
* [[Howard]]
* [[I Never Metamorphosis I Didn’t Like|I Never Metamorphosis I Didn’t Like]]
* [[If You Only Walk Long Enough]]
* [[Illusions]]
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* [[Jane Lane: Hero in the Making?]] (essay)
* [[Jane Unchained]]
* [[JÖRMUNGANDR]]
* [[Just Desserts]]
* [[Kill Tom]]
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* [[Like a Circle in a Spiral]]
* [[Like Angels' Visits, Short and Bright]]
* [[Like Father, Like—|Like Father, Like—]]
* [[Luuuv Story]]
* [[Mack Daddy]]
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* [[The Omega Jane]]
* [[One More River to Cross]]
* [[The Original Underground Government-Suppressed Version of Brother Grimace’s Classic Daria Fanfic, "The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow"|The Original Underground Government-Suppressed Version of Brother Grimace’s Classic Daria Fanfic, "The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow"]]
* [[The Other Story of D]]
* [[Outcasts from Beyond]]
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* [[Wish Upon a Fallen Star]]
* [[Wonderlane]]
* [[You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows|You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows]]
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* Favorite Science Fiction for ''Gimme Skelter'' with Brother Grimace
* Favorite Supernatural or Fantasy Horror for ''Gimme Skelter'' with Brother Grimace
[[2010 Daria Fanworks Awards]]
* Favorite Weird Idea for ''Esteemsters: 4chan Edition'' (tie)
==The CRAPPIES Awards==
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