History Main / WhipItGood

* ''Film/ThePrincess'': Moira wields a very dangerous whip, using it to kill one man with a sharp stud on the end, then strangles people other times.

* In Creator/JTEdson's ''Calamity Jane'' novels, Calamity's preferred weapon is a bullwhip.
* In [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov's]] "Robot" series, specifically in ''Literature/TheCavesOfSteel'', the police are equipped with electric whips as a less-than-lethal way of dealing with criminals. R. Daniel's plasma blaster resembles the handle of one all to well, something he uses to stop more problems when a group of citizens were ready to attack some robots who were only doing their jobs as shoe salesmen.

* A scene in ''[[Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Farmer Boy]]'', one of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, has a schoolteacher use a bullwhip to successfully defend himself against six boys who made a habit of attacking the teacher. While it's pretty easy to sympathize with the teacher (the "boys" are at least in their late teens, and students had ''killed'' the last teacher who'd worked in that area), the fact that that whip is clearly being used as a weapon in that scene makes it pretty disturbing later on when nine-year-old Almanzo expects to be whipped with it for getting stove polish on the nice parlor wallpaper. We already knew from earlier that Almanzo's father whips his sons with actual whips, but that thing is described as being fifteen feet long with a lead-weighted handle that can kill an ox.
* The old Chinese classic ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'' has three noteworthy examples:

* The eponymous heroine of ''Literature/ForeverAmber'' uses a horsewhip to attack her husband, who has tried to poison her. A blow from her servant finishes him off.

* Narouz carries a bullwhip, demonstrates his effectiveness with it to those he wishes to intimidate, and uses it to kill in Lawrence Durrell's novel ''Mountolive'' (one of the ''Literature/AlexandriaQuartet'').

* ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': One of the storerooms in Willy Wonka's factory is devoted to "whips--all shapes and sizes." When asked about it, Wonka says that they're for making [[{{Pun}} whipped cream.]] There are several other storerooms, each labeled with equally atrocious puns.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': The metalbending police of Republic City use metallic whips as their primary weapon. Chief Lin Beifong, as the daughter of Toph (who created this technique), is particularly skilled with them.

* A ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' Christmas special had a segment where the two reply to viewer mail - Butt-head is dressed as Santa in a sleigh, and Beavis is up front in a reindeer costume and harness, with a bit in his mouth. Butt-head doesn't spare the whip. Pretty disturbing stuff.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', Granddad Freeman can wield a belt with incomparable skill. Apparently, beating one's grandson with a belt enough times allows you to develop enough skill to disarm an angry pimp.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'': Skeletor's henchman Beast-Man. Usually, it has some high-tech gadget built in.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfCalamityJane'': The WeaponOfChoice for Calamity Jane.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw'' as "The Whip" and Baba Looey as "The Whipper Snapper".

%%* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Amethyst uses a whip.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Tygra's whip has three spikes at the tip now. Same added weight feature, with the addition of being able to poke the spikes in convenient -- for him -- places.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ZorroGenerationZ'', the Scarlet Whip wields twin laser whips.

* ''Literature/{{Deverry}}'': Subverted at one point when Raena attacks Rhodry with a whip, for no apparent reason other than to continue her theme of trying and failing to be a [[TheBaroness stereotypical sexy villainess.]] Turns out, a whip isn't a particularly practical weapon, especially when you've no particular training with one, and Raena keeps getting it tangled up.

* A minor Angel in ''Manga/AngelicLayer'' illegally wielded electric whips. This was the ''only'' thing in the series that was illegal, besides disrupting an opponent's control over his or her Angel (as shown in the Fujisaki arc). Rewriting the Layer matrix, BeamSpam, suddenly growing {{wing|edHumanoid}}s, SuperStrength due to programming glitch: these things were fine.
** The battle the whips were used in was an informal battle. Icchan, the game's creator, ''still'' didn't like it.

* An episode of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' had Aoshima sic two thugs armed with whips on Urd. Urd catches the ends, quips "''This'' is how you use a whip!", and punishes them by DualWielding their own weapons on the three of them.
** Urd also swings a chain around like a whip while on her way to confront Hild in an episode of the second season. Also, Peorth uses her vines as a whip against Keiichi when she tries to help him get over his CannotSpitItOut problem.

* ''Literature/{{Deverry}}'':Subverted at one point when Raena attacks Rhodry with a whip, for no apparent reason other than to continue her theme of trying and failing to be a [[TheBaroness stereotypical sexy villainess.]] Turns out, a whip isn't a particularly practical weapon, especially when you've no particular training with one, and Raena keeps getting it tangled up.

* In Creator/IsaacAsimov's Galactic Empire books, and especially in ''The Currents of Space'', soldiers employed "neuronic whips", which caused extreme pain to whatever part of the skin they touched.
** The noun is used metaphorically. These are actually guns which shoot {{Agony Beam}}s.

* A certain Advertising/{{Orangina}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43IxktPZUVI commercial]] has a black panther whipping... [[{{Squick}} an old man]]. To strip.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

* One of the villains of the 1998 film ''Film/Drive1998'' used a whip to nasty effect on the hero's black sidekick Malik Brody during one of the final showdowns, even calling him "boy" as an old-style slave-driver would. When the sidekick turns the tables on him, he tells him off as he delivers a savage beating of his own with the butt of a gun:

* [[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6391586_ITM This whip-based game]] probably never saw the light of day, but it sounded cool. (The designer apparently did okay for himself, as he's credited on [[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,105460/ some well-known games]].)

* ''VideoGame/DeadCells'' has three whip weapons. Valmont's Whip (named after the game's composer, not the ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' dudes) deals critical damage if it hits with the tip, Wrenching Whip pulls enemies towards you then uses a melee combo for a ThreeStrikeCombo, and Electric Whip auto-targets a nearby enemy, deals splash damage, and deals shock damage over time. All whips have the convience of ignoring shields.

* Lemeza Kosugi uses a whip as his starting weapon in ''VideoGame/LaMulana''. This is due to the character's basis on Franchise/IndianaJones, and the [[{{Metroidvania}} gameplay's]] basis in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''. (There are two hidden, tricky ways to upgrade the whip to a mace-like weapon, and there is a way to further power it up that involves finding a Castlevania ROM.)

* In the second ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' expansion, the Valsharess wields a whip. (She's a caster, though, so she hardly ever uses it.) As queen of the Drow, this isn't a terrible surprise...
** In ''Kingmaker'', one of the premium modules, there's an archaeologist named [[CaptainErsatz Ohio Smith]] or some similar name, who wants you to [[EscortMission help him get into some ancient ruins.]] Guess what weapon he uses...
** Given the content, it should come as no surprise to the reader that ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'' contains a large number of whip-wielding opponents and whips among treasure caches. Especially in the pervert cult temple and in the Drow house

** Just like in [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania}} their home series]], Simon and Richter Belmont wield the Vampire Killer whip for their smash attacks in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* In ''Webcomic/TheStoryOfAnima'', this is the bandit leader's weapon of choice, [[http://tapastic.com/episode/50809 made worse by having a Catalyst that allows it to ignite]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'': Trevor Belmont wields the Vampire Killer whip. In season 2, when he visits the ruins of his home, he finds the [[AncestralWeapon Morning Star]] hidden in a chest and claims it for himself, though this fits better under EpicFlail than under this trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Whisper wields a pair of laser whips against Superboy and the Forever People in "Disordered".

* There's some data about whips [[http://www.murphywhips.com/news.html at the site of whipcracker and plaiter]]. Current record with 4.5' stockwhip is 272 cracks per minute. This must sound like some submachinegun.

* Baka from ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' sadistically tells Joshua (who he's about to torture) that he can [[InformedAbility "flick a fly from my horse's ear without breaking its stride".]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Moses then strangles him with it.]]

* While not an actual weapon in game, Vaida from the seventh ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' is shown with a whip in her official artwork. However, enchanted whips are used to promote pegasus knights and wyvern riders.

** Prince Vorkken mirrors all Unite abilities with his own Unify weapons, among them the Unify whip.

* ''VideoGame/AviaryAttorney'':
** Severin Cocorico carries around a riding crop which he apparently uses in dangerous situations. Otherwise, it's a prop. Unlike some other attorneys with whips, he much prefers verbal takedowns to anything as unlawful as ''assault''.

* The "Queen of Rage" Wonder-Pink in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' wields a whip with thorns, and is able to use the Wonderful Ones to create a giant pink whip. Some subsequently found minor Wonderful Ones are whip-users as well and possess the same Unite Whip ability.

* Whiplash (a.k.a. Blacklash), a minor Marvel Comics villain, has an electric whip. He typically uses this to fight ''Comicbook/IronMan'', which if nothing else takes serious ''cojones''.

* Sakura the {{yakuza}} lady from ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo''.

*** In 3.5 Bards, rather oddly, start with proficiency in whip. Given that they only cost a handful of gold and the ability to trip or disarm at range can be quite useful in the right situation, there's no reason why you WOULDN'T pick one up, [[CrazyPrepared just in case.]]

** The spiked chain, introduced in 3.0, is a far more effective weapon. Though Exotic and dealing a little less damage than most Large melee weapons, it has nearly every special ability a weapon can have and, almost uniquely, threatens all squares out to 10'. A character willing to devote almost all his feats to the task could be ''very'' effective with it.
*** It is parodied in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0216.html this]] ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' comic.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', the most effective melee weapon is the monofilament whip, which delivers a terrific amount of damage at long range and is quite concealable. It's effectively a strand of molecular-width wire with a weight on the end to allow it to be used as a whip. Like much of ''Shadowrun'''s world, it's ripped from the works of Creator/WilliamGibson.
** Right up until you roll a fumble and ''whip off your own face''. Many characters, both in the in-game flavor text and the novels, remark that using a monowhip in combat is very scary, but also ''insane''.

* Mew Zakuro's Zakuross in ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' is a laser whip with a [[CreepyCoolCrosses cross]] for a handle.

* Though it's more of a grappling hook, Characters/{{Black Cat|Marvel}} in ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' has a skill tree that focuses on using this hook as a whip. Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}} has the Astral Whip skill, where she lashes enemies with a psionically manifested whip. Combined with her ability to make an enemy her slave and her signature skill which mind controls enemies around her to get on their knees, she invokes a heavy dominatrix theme.

* ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterMan'': A sword is one of the first treasures you find, and its FlavorText references this:

* ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'': Jiang Cheng wields Zidian, a whip made of purple lightning. One blow from it can force spirits out of the bodies they're possessing. It originally belonged to his mother, Yu Ziyuan, who used it to whip Wang Lingjiao when she tried to order Yu Ziyuan around.

* ''Series/TheUntamed'': Like in [[Literature/MoDaoZuShi the novel]], Jiang Cheng inherits his mother's weapon Zidian, a whip made of purple lightning.

* In ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse'', specifically in the Ambition of the Illuminus expansion, whips are a class of weapon available to a minority of classes, those being the primary magic-user and the remaining two, hybrid magic-users. Popular for their ability to inflict StandardStatusEffects with every hit. Since classes are independent of gender or race, ''anyone'' can Whip It Good in this game.