History AttentionWhore / WebComics

* Union Jackie in ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'' hides a narcissistic, self-obsessed craving to be the centre of all attention beneath a bubbly, perky exterior and FakeBrit accent; when she learned that Will was interested in her, she loudly and publicly shot him down, going so far as to shamelessly flirt with another guy almost immediately afterwards. She was genuinely shocked when Will's friends told her that they didn't really like her that much as a result of this. Then, when it looked like Will had moved on and was attracted to someone else, she immediately launched a campaign to outshine her plainer rival and once more be the centre of his universe, shamelessly leading him on - this ''fails'', however, and Will ends up with the other girl. By the end of the first run of the strip, when it seems like her self-obsession has almost doomed humanity, she eventually resolves to change her ways.

-->'''Shana''': Jeezum Crow, it really ''is'' all about you, isn't it? (As she was trying to snap Will out of his own fugue-state)

* Invoked by the Combagals in ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' since they have to get the audience's attention while they fight.
* [[CosplayOtakuGirl Cosplay Girl]] from ''Webcomic/GhastlysGhastlyComic''. In one strip she strolled down the street in a string bikini - in ''January'', in ''Hamilton, Ontario''. "In Canada, winter is what separates true attention whores from the posers." "[[http://ghastly.keenspace.com/d/20050130.html You crazy bitch, your nipple just poked out my eye!]]"
* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'':
** In the comic's early days, Monique was prone to striking provocative poses while exclaiming "[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2003-09-05 gimme attention!]]" or the equivalent. Male lead Slick once comments "[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2002-04-09 I feel so used]]" after obliging her. She was also shown as an [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-04-28 attention]]-''[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-07-28 addict]]''.
--->'''Porn-hating Girl''': *''stunned''* What was [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-05-08 that]]?\\
'''Slicky''': ''Hurricane 'Nique''. The attention-sucking vortex of doom.
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2007-12-26 Nothing ticks off Lil' E more than being ignored while denouncing Jesus to his face.]]

*** General Tarquin is not exactly one to talk; his ambition to be eternally remembered and admired as the BigBad in a heroic tale is attention whoring from a FunctionalGenreSavvy level. He knows there will be an audience for the story of his downfall, and he wants ''them'' to love him so his legacy will live forever. Unfortunately for him, [[WrongGenreSavvy this isn't that story]], and trying to force the issue ultimately gets him [[spoiler:abandoned in the desert with no resolution]].

* The [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Fame Vampires]] and even more so Fame Vultures (the latter being has-beens who will do ''anything'' for attention) in ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'' parody this kind of behaviour among celebrities.
* Avery in ''WebComic/OzyAndMillie''.

'''Shelly:''' …\\

* Cerise in ''WebComic/MagickChicks''. Even after she is recognized as one of the school's elite, she isn't happy because Melissa is also gaining popularity thanks to her combat prowess. Cerise doesn't just want more attention than Melissa, she wants all of the attention. Cerise is driven to learn forbidden magicks in a bid to defeat Melissa but gets curbstomped for her troubles.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** ExpositionFairy Aranea Serket, who actually [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pays people to listen to her tell them things they already know]] and, [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeBadass not content with her relatively minor role]], tries to [[GodhoodSeeker recreate herself as some sort of 'benevolent guardian of the universe']]]], stating that [[ItsAllAboutMe "the most important thing is that I am now involved"]].
** Her dancestor [[JerkassWoobie Vriska]], being a Thief of Light, showed many similar traits, including the catalyzing feelings of inadequacy. She was adamant to have the spotlight on her, so everyone would know she was the [[NumerologicalMotif 8]]est. [[spoiler: When Jack destroys her session]] she makes it her mission to insert herself into his creation and destruction so she could get all the glory. [[spoiler:After her death, she has a HeelRealization about her actions, even admitting that her [[GodzillaThreshold costly plan to stop Lord English]] was at least partly motivated out of a desire to have everyone remember her as their savior. She's embarrassed by her selfish actions and as such [[http://www.homestuck.com/?s=6&p=008648 abandons her scheming ways.]]]]
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': Kat's rival Hillary is essentially this trope. Her hatred for Kat is initially explained as simply her being an {{Alpha Bitch}}. Roughly 700-some-odd strips in, it is explained that Hillary started bullying Kat in third grade because she believed that she would have to compete with Kat for popularity since they both had the same coveted lunchbox. As an adult, she thrives on any positive attention she receives (usually revolving around her sex appeal), uses sex to get what she wants, and will do and say anything to draw decidedly negative attention to Kat.
* ''Webcomic/WhiteDarkLife'': Priscilla, [[OurDemonsAreDifferent being a pride demon]], will fight tooth and nail for any attention she can get at any given moment as she actually gets stronger the more people pay attention to her. Her powers even reflect this by being [[LightEmUp Light based]] with a focus on using it like a spotlight.
* Discussed in one ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' strip where Elliot learns of three of his alter-egos. Elliot derogatorily refers to the party animal socialite alter-ego as an "attention whore cliché".
* Sam Starfall of ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' wants to be regarded as a legendary criminal mastermind. Unfortunately for him, he's no longer on his homeworld, where "legendary criminal mastermind" is a role that would legitimately be socially influential and respectable, so he's ended up as an infamous nuisance. Also, [[MissingStepsPlan his plans never quite come together]]. He does manage to get some less negative notability when he helps Florence stop "Gardener in the Dark", although he's swift to complain that since Florence is his employee, he should be getting the lion's share of the credit.
-->'''Sam:''' A great social injustice has occurred and must be corrected. Namely, why am I not famous?
* Carla in ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge''. She once declared it "Carla Awareness Week". She's aware most people find her annoying and is fine with this; that's a kind of attention. She became obsessed with Charlie Sanchez because Charlie has severe ADHD and ''doesn't'' really notice her, and that cannot stand. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It's definitely not because she likes her or anything]].
-->'''Ruth''': Why can't Carla Awareness Week only be observed during waking hours?\\
'''Carla''': But sleepytime is when Carla awareness is at its ''lowest''!

* Invoked by the Combagals in ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles''since they have to get the audience's attention while they fight.

* Union Jackie in ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}!'' hides a narcissistic, self-obsessed craving to be the centre of all attention beneath a bubbly, perky exterior and FakeBrit accent; when she learned that Will was interested in her, she loudly and publicly shot him down, going so far as to shamelessly flirt with another guy almost immediately afterwards. She was genuinely shocked when Will's friends told her that they didn't really like her that much as a result of this. Then, when it looked like Will had moved on and was attracted to someone else, she immediately launched a campaign to outshine her plainer rival and once more be the centre of his universe, shamelessly leading him on - this ''fails'', however, and Will ends up with the other girl. By the end of the first run of the strip, when it seems like her self-obsession has almost doomed humanity, she eventually resolves to change her ways.

** Bonus points: This was the exact point Jackie started her campaign, and did it in a truly underhanded manner. She hypnotized him with certain triggers that were supposed to push him further towards her.

* Miranda, Jade's sister, from ''Webcomic/{{PvP}}''. To the point that she got upset when their father brought home a locket for Jade, and nothing for her. The kicker? It was Jade's Sweet Sixteen.

* Cerise in ''WebComic/MagickChicks''. Even after she is recognized as one of the school's elite, she isn't happy because Melissa is also gaining popularity thanks to her combat prowess. Cerise doesn't just want more attention than Melissa, she wants all of the attention. Cerise is driven to learn forbidden magicks in a bid to defeat Melissa, but gets curbstomped for her troubles.

** ExpositionFairy Aranea Serket, who actually [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pays people to listen to her tell them things they already know]] and, [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeBadass not content with her relatively minor role]], tries to [[AGodAmI recreate herself as some sort of 'benevolent guardian of the universe']]]], stating that [[ItsAllAboutMe "the most important thing is that I am now involved"]].

* Monique of ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' is prone to striking provocative poses while exclaiming "[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2003-09-05 gimme attention!]]" or the equivalent. Male lead Slick once comments "[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2002-04-09 I feel so used]]" after obliging her. She was also shown as an [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-04-28 attention]]-''[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-07-28 addict]]''.
-->'''Porn-hating Girl''': (stunned) What was [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-05-08 that]]?\\

* Julia Greenhilt, from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. Not only is she The AlphaBitch of her school, but she absolutely needs to have attention focused on her, whether that means shaking her boobs or exploiting her familial ties to TheHero. Nale eventually calls her out on it when she assumes he killed the guard captain just to recapture her.
** Which is somewhat hilarious, as Nale himself is a psychotic ego maniac who cares more about everyone acknowledging his greatness and cleverness than actually carrying out his schemes effectively. He's summed up thusly:

*** General Tarquin is not exactly one to talk; his ambition to be eternally remembered and admired as the BigBad in a heroic tale is attention whoring from a FunctionalGenreSavvy level. He knows there will be an audience for the story of his downfall, and he wants ''them'' to love him so his legacy will live forever. Unfortunately for him, [[WrongGenreSavvy this isn't that story]], and trying to force the issue ultimately gets him [[spoiler: abandoned in the desert with no resolution]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' gives us ExpositionFairy Aranea Serket, who actually [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pays people to listen to her tell them things they already know]] and, [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeBadass not content with her relatively minor role]], tries to [[AGodAmI recreate herself as some sort of 'benevolent guardian of the universe']]]], stating that [[ItsAllAboutMe "the most important thing is that I am now involved"]].