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As ''Daria'' writers explored further variations on this theme, Daria's opponents in early Daria fanfiction were not so easy to defeat as Kevin or Ms. Li. As little was known about Daria, many early writers fell into the temptation of granting Daria whatever competence it took to defeat her opponent. Daria sometimes had knowledge of firearms, obscure forms of martial arts, homemade explosives making, Internet hacking, or whatever esoteric skills that would not only ensure her victory, but make her look damn cool in the process.
However, as further was learned about Daria as the series went on, the temptation to portray Daria as an action movie heroine diminished proportionally.
==="Cold Daria"===▼
This is the concept that Daria is too cold and/or emotionally distant or damaged to successfully have a romantic relationship without significant changes to her personality.▼
===Jane is always trying to set Daria up with Trent===
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===Mystik Spiral is a practice session away from the big time===
Once again, the assumption by many fans is that if a character has skill in some area, that skill will lead to a successful career. However, in some cases, it is assumed that [[Trent Lane]] and his
This view ignores a few facts: that Daria (and sometimes Jane) have been slightly critical of the band's overall talent, that Trent takes the same approach to practice as he does to work in general, and that the snippets of Spiral songs from the series are rather unimpressive. The only polished song of Mystik Spiral's, "[[Freaking Friends]]", is played during the intermission of "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]" and while the guitar playing of [[Jesse Moreno]] stands out, Trent's vocal interpretations are as leaden as ever.
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Still, fan writers from [[Michelle Klein-Hass]] to [[Ruthless Bunny]] have written future tales with either Trent or Mystik Spiral possessing enough talent to eke a successful living from their music.
==Tired arguments about
==="It was all downhill after season two"===
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==="The fandom went downhill after this person arrived"===
[''That would be me.—[[The Angst Guy|TAG]]'']
▲==="Cold Daria"===
▲This is the concept that Daria is too cold and/or emotionally distant or damaged to successfully have a romantic relationship without significant changes to her personality.
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