Attention Whore: Difference between revisions

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[[File:~~Calvin_Attention_1x3_8808~~.gif|link=Calvin and Hobbes|frame|It worked, didn't it?]]

[[File:Calvin Attention 1x3 8808.gif|link=Calvin and Hobbes|frame|It worked, didn't it?]]

{{quote|''We're shameless, we will do anything''

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But isn't this page what they want? No, this page is telling you attention is all they want, and warning you that such people in [[Real Life]] are only out for themselves. They don't really care about any side, and if you think they do, you are actually giving them what they want.

Usually an attribute of the [[Alpha Bitch]]. A few [[Upper Class Twit~~|Upper Class Twits~~]] do this. Often goes hand-in-hand with a [[Small Name, Big Ego]]. A [[Troll]] thrives as long as this trope is in effect.

Usually an attribute of the [[Alpha Bitch]]. A few [[Upper Class Twit]]s do this. Often goes hand-in-hand with a [[Small Name, Big Ego]]. A [[Troll]] thrives as long as this trope is in effect.

'''VERY''' [[Truth in Television]]. When this occurs in [[Real Life]], it's called [[wikipedia:Histrionic Personality Disorder|Histrionic Personality Disorder]]. It's also a trait of [[wikipedia:Narcissistic personality disorder|Narcissistic Personality Disorder]].

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* Liliath from ''[[Kaze to Ki no Uta]]''.

* Mayu from ''[[Kaguyahime]]'' often pretends to be sick and faints on the spot to get attention.

* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'': Probably the motivation behind Nozomu's <s> attempts at suicide</s> every action. There's also Nami Hito, but her [[Attention Whore]] tendencies only really show in her first appearance, in which she tries all kinds of gimmicks to gain pity and attention from her classmates (culminating with a threat of suicide). [[The Generic Guy|They all fail, of course.]]

* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'': Probably the motivation behind Nozomu's <s> attempts at suicide</s> every action. There's also Nami Hito, but her Attention Whore tendencies only really show in her first appearance, in which she tries all kinds of gimmicks to gain pity and attention from her classmates (culminating with a threat of suicide). [[The Generic Guy|They all fail, of course.]]

* The [[Monster Clown|Millennium Earl]] in ''[[D.Gray-man]]''. In chapter 188, Road and Wisely are seen commenting on the Earl's need to always be the center of attention.

* Both Shiori Takatsuki and Kozue Kaoru of ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' have shades of this.

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* Lydia from [[Pride and Prejudice]].

** Mary as well, though she has more of an excuse. She's the least beautiful of the sisters, tries to be "accomplished" to make up for it, and thus never passes up an opportunity to show of her "accomplishments."

* ''[[The Idiot]]'': Ippolit Terentyev seems to be constantly seeking attention. Other characters think his main motivation is bitterness over the fact that other people can be happy while he's dying of tuberculosis. At one point, he interrupts a party in order to read aloud a letter he ~~wrote--which~~ turns out to be a suicide note. Upon finishing, he grabs a gun, points it as his head, and pulls the trigger. The gun doesn't fire and Ippolit is unhurt, which just leads more people to assume that he deliberately loaded the gun incorrectly, and that the entire incident was just a cry for attention.

* ''[[The Idiot]]'': Ippolit Terentyev seems to be constantly seeking attention. Other characters think his main motivation is bitterness over the fact that other people can be happy while he's dying of tuberculosis. At one point, he interrupts a party in order to read aloud a letter he wrote—which turns out to be a suicide note. Upon finishing, he grabs a gun, points it as his head, and pulls the trigger. The gun doesn't fire and Ippolit is unhurt, which just leads more people to assume that he deliberately loaded the gun incorrectly, and that the entire incident was just a cry for attention.

* Misty Carpenter from ''[[The Identity Matrix]]'' is a ''literal'' attention whore: She's a prostitute who becomes a stripper to get more attention and an upgrade in her johns.

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* Stephen Colbert's character, Stephen Colbert, from the Colbert Report.

** Perfectly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in [http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/167613/may-08-2008/r-i-p--albert-hoffman this clip where he trips on LSD] and becomes aware of his atttention-whoring ways.

* Both Nathan and Alisha from ''[[Misfits]]'' pretty much fit the bill, which is probably why they don't like each other much. Although Alisha at least seems to prefer positive attention, and she shamelessly flaunts her body, flirts and simulates sex on inanimate objects <ref> the "bottle scene", anyone?</ref> to get men to notice her and do what she wants (it usually works like a charm... but whenever it doesn't she assumes the man in question is "gay"). Nathan, on the other hand, seems unable to discriminate between positive and negative attention and just desperately needs ''everyone'' to be noticing him ''all the time'' regardless of the circumstances. He occasionally goes to jaw-dropping lengths to make himself impossible to ignore. And usually ends up getting hit by someone.

* Both Nathan and Alisha from ''[[Misfits]]'' pretty much fit the bill, which is probably why they don't like each other much. Although Alisha at least seems to prefer positive attention, and she shamelessly flaunts her body, flirts and simulates sex on inanimate objects <ref>the "bottle scene", anyone?</ref> to get men to notice her and do what she wants (it usually works like a charm... but whenever it doesn't she assumes the man in question is "gay"). Nathan, on the other hand, seems unable to discriminate between positive and negative attention and just desperately needs ''everyone'' to be noticing him ''all the time'' regardless of the circumstances. He occasionally goes to jaw-dropping lengths to make himself impossible to ignore. And usually ends up getting hit by someone.

** Alisha grows up ''a lot'' in season 2, and probably doesn't qualify as an [[Attention Whore]] any more (although she definitely did in the beginning). Nathan, on the other hand, is shameless as ever - he thinks nothing of taking a dump on someone's ''bed'' just to prove a point.

** Alisha grows up ''a lot'' in season 2, and probably doesn't qualify as an Attention Whore any more (although she definitely did in the beginning). Nathan, on the other hand, is shameless as ever - he thinks nothing of taking a dump on someone's ''bed'' just to prove a point.

* Vince Noir of ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' has elements of this.

* Mahna Mahna from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' is an example of this trope.

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== Web Original ==

* Being inspired by [[Daffy Duck]], [[The Nostalgia Critic]] is like this at times, as are the rest of his [[Channel Awesome]] co-stars.

* Internet [[Troll~~|Trolls~~]].

* Internet [[Troll]]s.

* Every [[Resident Freak]] you ever tried to offend.

* On [[Agents of Cracked]] at [[Cracked.com]], Swaim's character is so frustrated that Dan is getting more attention than him that he threatens to ''bomb the White House''. Watch it here: http://www.cracked.com/video_18225_the-secret-service-apparently-cant-take-joke.html