History Main / WhipSword

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', Metal Gear Sahelanthropus' arsenal features one of these. Why it even HAS this when it sports twin Gatling guns, missiles, a flamethrower, and numerous other weapons, can best be explained by the RuleOfCool.

What's better than a whip or a [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]]? A [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs whip sword]], of course! They have the flexibility and [[VariableLengthChain long reach]] of a whip and the cutting power of a sword, meaning that all sorts of fancy tricks can be done with them while cutting people to pieces. Most fictional examples are made from separate sword segments threaded through with the whip, which [[VariableLengthChain can expand and contract]] on command, usually with the press of a button on the sword handle (though this is rarely shown). Some can even separate the segments completely and attack with them and then have them return and form the sword again. How they do this is almost never explained, not even with [[AWizardDidIt "magic"]].

* The ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''
[[http://wikimon.net/Slayerdramon Slayerdramon]] wields a ''flaming'' whip sword named Fragarach. Furthermore, Rosemon's "Roses Rapier" is depicted as such in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', growing and extending in order to reach its target.

* [[CreepyCrossdresser Jakotsu]] in ''Manga/InuYasha'' has a sword referred to as the Jakotsu-to ("snake bone sword") with this capability. It consists of a crescent-bladed sword with about a dozen more crescent-blades linked tip to tip attached to it, allowing him to flick out a chain of cutting edges. Interestingly, it's the only (regularly-used) sword in the show that doesn't have any magical powers or get a magical upgrade.

* Knight in the ''Anime/WeissKreuz'' RadioDrama ''Crashers: Knight and Ran'' uses a whip sword referred to as a "cordon d'argent."

What's better than a {{whip|ItGood}} or a [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]]? A [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs whip sword]], of course! They have the flexibility and [[VariableLengthChain long reach]] of a whip and the cutting power of a sword, meaning that all sorts of fancy tricks can be done with them while cutting people to pieces. Most fictional examples are made from separate sword segments threaded through with the whip, which [[VariableLengthChain can expand and contract]] on command, usually with the press of a button on the sword handle (though this is rarely shown). Some can even separate the segments completely and attack with them and then have them return and form the sword again. How they do this is almost never explained, not even with [[AWizardDidIt "magic"]].

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'':

* Shannon fights against someone with a whip sword in the first ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'' novel.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': A weapon like this would certainly be featured in a fanfic with ''VideoGame/BloodBorne'' as one half of the source material. Examples include Hugh's Threaded {{Cane|Fu}}, as well as Kyril's [[SerratedBladeOfPain Beast Cutter]] that only appears in the remastered version.

* The Xenon class in ''VideoGame/{{Maplestory}}'' has a whip blade as his class-specific weapon. He can extend, retract, run an electrical charge through it, and even make it [[StuffBlowingUp produce explosions]] for one of his skills. During his questline, he attempts to give a whip sword to Claudine, who refuses because of a sentimental attachment to her current weapon.

What's better than a {{whip|ItGood}} or a [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]]? A [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs whip sword]], of course! They have the flexibility and [[VariableLengthChain long reach]] of a whip and the cutting power of a sword, meaning that all sorts of fancy tricks can be done with them while cutting people to pieces. Most fictional examples are made from separate sword segments threaded through with the whip, which [[VariableLengthChain can expand and contract]] on command, usually with the press of a button on the sword handle (though this is rarely shown). Some can even separate the segments completely and attack with them, and then have them return and form the sword again. How they do this is almost never explained, not even with [[AWizardDidIt "magic"]].

This type of weapon often falls squarely into AwesomeButImpractical, where you'd need a pretty impressive engineering setup to create a mechanism and spring capable of holding the sword in sword-form without violating basic structural integrity ''and'' capable of sending it out as a whip. As of yet, no one's managed to make a working model of such a weapon in RealLife (though some come close in principle), but fiction usually {{Hand Wave}}s any structural issues through magic, or [[MagneticWeapon electromagnets]]. The closest practical RealLife equivalents, like the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_whip chain whip]] and Indian ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumi Urumi,]]'' usually lack the cutting power of a sword or the reach of a whip.

** [[BigBad Aga Mbadi]] in the ''Last Order'' sequel is a kalaripayattu master and was shown practicing with urumi once, though largely as a meditation technique, as he much prefers advanced hacking through his [[HollywoodCyborg very high-level body]], [[TheChessmaster and]] [[SleazyPolitician political]] [[TheManBehindTheMan maneuvering]].

** Renji's sword Zabimaru turns into this in its ''shikai'' form. It's [[spoiler:fake]] ''bankai'' form is a giant snake.

* One of Iori's opponents in ''[[Manga/{{Gamaran}} Gamaran Shura]]'' is the ninth Hyakka Bakken Magami Raio, also known as the "{{Shinigami}} and the [[PsychoForHire Strongest Assassin]], whose deadly weapon of choice is a three-bladed Urumi poking out of his sleeve he calls [[ICallItVera Brahma]]. While deadly and able to corner Iori, the latter points out the greatest weakness of such a weapon by deflecting the thin blades with [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower a swing of his sword]] before wounding his opponent to the chest. He also possess a second, single-bladed but heavier urumi named "Shiva", which he can dual-wield with Brahma to deliver four-bladed attacks.

** From SD Gundam Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden, Kakouton Giros wields a sword which separates into a chain-whip sword.

** Akatsuki member Sasori usually uses a puppet named Hiruko which has a poison whip-sword for a tail (Sasori mean "scorpion").

** Ohm from the Skypiea used an Eisen Dial, which could produce the extremely strong and yet extremely flexible iron cloud, as his main weapon. He primarily turned it into a flexible strip of iron to use as a whip, while using his mantra to pinpoint an enemy's location.

*** Having a retraction mechanism strong enough to stop the whip's momentum through pulling it back into a sword. (The control issue is minimized.)

* In ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'', predator Wolf uses a bladed whip which can slice up xenomorphs after wrapping around them.

* [[BadassLongcoat Konrad the assassin]] in ''All Tomorrow's Parties'' carries a urumi-like flexible blade inside his belt, mechanically triggered with a device in the buckle. Technically we never "see" this employed, but we get a very good idea what his imminent plans are for it before the FadeToBlack...

* The third-party ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons 3rd Edition'' supplement ''Torn Asunder'' provides us with the chain blade, which is essentially this trope played entirely straight. It's also a noted GameBreaker as being a one handed reach weapon with a long sword's damage and the single largest critical range in 3.5 at a staggering 17-20 standard. In other words its everything a melee combatant needs in a one handed weapon and then some with the only downside being that it's exotic and the sourcebook is almost impossible to find. Oh, that and no DM in their right minds use the thing.
** The weapon was made more main-stream in Secrets of Sarlona as the Spinning Sword, albeit significantly nerfed (but still viable for a melee combatant).

* Ultimate Combat, a ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' splatbook, features a "Scorpion Whip." It is described as having a "series of razorsharp blades and fangs inset along its tip" can deal lethal damage, and is not hindered by armor, unlike a normal whip. It also includes real world weapons like the urumi as exotic weapon choices.
* In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' the Sawbark Plantain is a plant with thorn edged, moving vines that attack those that approach it. One Venusian warrior cult venerates the tree and its wasp symbiotes making use of spiked whips. This is noted to be ineffective in modern warfare, but very impressive nonetheless.

* The ''Dynasties of India'' dlc for ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII Definitive Edition'' introduces the Dravidian civilization, whose unique unit is the Urumi Swordsman: these bare-chested warriors are armed with a buckler and an urumi sword, can charge their attack to deal more damage on their first strike and excel against buildings and infantry. Their unique tech, Wootz Steel, allows them to ignore enemy melee armor.

* Hawken from the ''VideoGame/ArmedWithWings'' games uses the somewhat more practical BladeOnARope variation, in the form of a regular sword with a cord attached onto the hilt which he swings it around by. The extended reach from it can end up making him into ThatOneBoss in ''Armed With Wings 2'', so beware.
* In ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana'' Merietta Lixiss, the last member to join your party (unless you go to the bonus dungeon after beating the game once to get another character) fights with a Whip Sword that has a strange star shaped point. Also, she can conduct Lightning through it.

** ''The Old Hunters'' DLC adds another in the form of the Beast Cutter, often described as the Threaded Cane's roid-raging older brother. Where the Threaded Cane is a nimble, agile SwordCane, the Beast Cutter is [[{{BFS}} basically a great honking slab of iron on a stick,]] [[SerratedBladeOfPain with some saw teeth cut into it for good measure.]] Likewise, its whip mode is both bigger and slower than the Threaded Cane's, but makes up for that lack of speed by hitting like a freight train at ranges beyond even those of its counterpart, along with a much higher tendency to stagger enemies.

* Garland from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' has one of these in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. Or, to be more precise, he has [[CoolSword a sword that can transform into two swords, a hammer, a lance and a whip]].

* Rider from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' uses a pair of the dagger-on-a-chain version, known as "Nameless Daggers". In her initial appearance she tends to stab with them and then use the chain to sling her victim around, but in later media (such as ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'') she uses them as throwing weapons and even grappling hooks.
* Seven from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' uses a whip sword that's more of a whip with sword like qualities than a sword that becomes a whip.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' actually had an earlier instance of this trope in the form of a Bonewalker's default monster weapon called the "Bone Sword". Incidentally it does share a trait or two with the Sword of the Creator such as being able to extend into a bladed whip [[spoiler:and of course being made from bones itself]].

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': While it's neither a whip nor a sword, Billy Kane's bo certanly qualifies, as it can also extend into a 3-section staff when necessary, yet it never does so when he doesn't want it to no matter how much he flails it around. The explanation? It's more or less implied to be held together by industrial-strength springs, and he's so ridiculously strong that he can cause the joints to extend simply by thrusting it forward with one arm.

* One of the later introduced combat related Talents in the MMORPG ''VideoGame/{{Mabinogi}}'' revolves around a weapon of this type (called "chain blades" in-game), called the Chain Slash Talent. It is a ranged weapon that deals damage as though it were a melee weapon, and its damage is determined by the Luck and Dexterity stats.

* Takahashi Takeda from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. His suit is fitted with gauntlets which house retractable bladed whips capable of severing arms in a single stroke. They can be electrified to deal further damage and also double as grappling hooks.
* In ''VideoGame/NinjaBlade'', one of the three weapons available to you is a pair of knives with detachable blades that are attached to the hilts by wires. As you would expect, they deal very little damage, but do so many times in a very short amount of time. They can also be used as grappling hooks.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', [[spoiler: Wesker]] gets a massive tentacle with sharp chunks of metal embedded into it for an arm and swings it fast enough to resemble a gigantic living chainsaw. That... ''thing'' also doubles as a [[EpicFlail flail]], a [[ThisIsADrill drill]], a sling and a pogo stick.

* This is Ivy's signature weapon in the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur]]'' series (as pictured above), dubbed the "Snake Sword" in game. The name of the one she uses most often is "Valentine" though others are useable in gameplay (Though if they actually exist in universe aside from the "Prototype Ivy Blade" mentioned below, or Soul Edge and Soul Calibur in the form of one, is debatable...).

** Beaten out by one year as UrExample by the Great Dragonian, probably the coolest boss in Capcom's arcade "hack'em up" ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons''. The game didn't appear on home consoles until three years later however.

* Soma Cruz in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'' prefers swords instead of Belmontean whips, but there is a Whip Sword in both games if you want something with some reach (though due to the way Soma uses them in ''Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'', they essentially function as overly-complicated rapiers).

* One of [[WeaponOfChoice signature weapons]] of Madoka Mawari in ''Manga/TenjhoTenge'' is a Whip Sword that doubles as a {{BFS}} (especially with her small stature).

* The WeaponOfChoice of ''ComicBook/BlackSiddha'' is a whip sword based on an Urumi, which is fitting since the main character is of Indian descent and is the reincarnation of an ancient Indian warrior.

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* Galient Blade in ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'', the same transform into a sword.

* In ''VideoGame/NinjaBlade'', one of the three weapons available to you is a pair of knives with detachable blades that are attached to the hilts by wires. As you would expect, they deal very little damage, but do so many times in a very short amount of time. They can also be used as grappling hooks.
* Janne from ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes''.
** Beaten out by one year as UrExample by the Great Dragonian, probably the coolest boss in Capcom's arcade "hack'em up" ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons''. The game didn't appear on home consoles until three years later however.

* Soma Cruz in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'' prefers swords instead of Belmontean whips, but there is a Whip Sword in both games if you want something with some reach (though due to the way Soma uses them in ''Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'', they essentially function as overly-complicated rapiers).
* Chainblade, a boss in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando '', wields [[DualWielding two]] Whip Swords. One of his attacks has him extending his blades to stab Ratchet while he is hovering midair.
* Rider from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' uses a pair of the dagger-on-a-chain version, known as "Nameless Daggers". In her initial appearance she tends to stab with them and then use the chain to sling her victim around, but in later media (such as ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'') she uses them as throwing weapons and even grappling hooks.
* Invidia, one of the Black Knights in ''VisualNovel/ElevenEyes'', wields a whip sword that resembles a human spine. It's very destructive.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': While it's neither a whip nor a sword, Billy Kane's bo certanly qualifies, as it can also extend into a 3-section staff when necessary, yet it never does so when he doesn't want it to no matter how much he flails it around. The explanation? It's more or less implied to be held together by industrial-strength springs, and he's so ridiculously strong that he can cause the joints to extend simply by thrusting it forward with one arm.
* In ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'', Sion Eltnam Atlasia wields a monofilament whip called the Etherlite.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'', every melee weapon type has extend-able long-range versions.

* Garland from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' has one of these in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. Or, to be more precise, he has [[CoolSword a sword that can transform into two swords, a hammer, a lance and a whip]].
* In ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana'' Merietta Lixiss, the last member to join your party (unless you go to the bonus dungeon after beating the game once to get another character) fights with a Whip Sword that has a strange star shaped point. Also, she can conduct Lightning through it.
* Roxie Richter, the 4th boss of ''[[VideoGame/ScottPilgrim Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game]]'', uses a whip katana. A compromise between the books, where she uses an ordinary katana, and the film where she uses a bladed whip.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'', one of Alex Mercer's viral power-ups is the Whipfist, an extending grapnel made of biological matter that replaces one of his forearms. It's quite effective in a fight, too.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', [[spoiler: Wesker]] gets a massive tentacle with sharp chunks of metal embedded into it for an arm and swings it fast enough to resemble a gigantic living chainsaw. That... ''thing'' also doubles as a [[EpicFlail flail]], a [[ThisIsADrill drill]], a sling and a pogo stick.
* This was Dante's main weapon in the early concept of ''[[VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry DmC Devil May Cry]]'', but it was quickly changed to making Rebellion a MorphWeapon.
* The Xenon class in ''VideoGame/{{Maplestory}}'' has a whip blade as his class-specific weapon. He can extend, retract, run an electrical charge through it, and even make it [[StuffBlowingUp produce explosions]] for one of his skills. During his questline, he attempts to give a whip sword to Claudine, who refuses because of a sentimental attachment to her current weapon.
** The Nova classes also have grappling hooks in their weapons that they can use either to navigate their environment or to impale enemies. Kaiser's {{BFS}} counts as this trope, while Angelic Buster has the grapple as part of her ArmCannon.
* Seven from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' uses a whip sword that's more of a whip with sword like qualities than a sword that becomes a whip.
* The ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' DLC "The Crown of the Sunken King" added the Puzzling Stone Sword. As its item description states; ''When swung its segments separate and the sword strikes in a whipping slash.''
* You can buy a long-ranged, but fairly weak whip ''spear'' in ''VideoGame/BallpointUniverseInfinite''.
* In ''VideoGame/SenranKagura 2: Deep Crimson'' and that point onwards, Hikage's main combat knife is turned into a whip knife. One of her alternate weapons is even called "Whip Knife".
* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}''
** The Threaded Cane starts out as a SwordCane, with a whip sword being its secondary function. The whip form is slower and deals less damage per strike, but makes up for it with better range and the ability to hit multiple enemies at once.
** ''The Old Hunters'' DLC adds another in the form of the Beast Cutter, often described as the Threaded Cane's roid-raging older brother. Where the Threaded Cane is a nimble, agile SwordCane, the Beast Cutter is [[{{BFS}} basically a great honking slab of iron on a stick,]] [[SerratedBladeOfPain with some saw teeth cut into it for good measure.]] Likewise, its whip mode is both bigger and slower than the Threaded Cane's, but makes up for that lack of speed by hitting like a freight train at ranges beyond even those of its counterpart, along with a much higher tendency to stagger enemies.
* Takahashi Takeda from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. His suit is fitted with gauntlets which house retractable bladed whips capable of severing arms in a single stroke. They can be electrified to deal further damage and also double as grappling hooks.
* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', Metal Gear Sahelanthropus' arsenal features one of these. Why it even HAS this when it sports twin Gatling guns, missiles, a flamethrower, and numerous other weapons, can best be explained by the RuleOfCool.
* Ries Argent, a main playable character from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd'' and Scarlet from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' have this as weapon of choice. It is implied that all [[ChurchMilitant Gralsritter]] squires in ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' are trained to use what in this universe is called "Templar Sword". [[spoiler:This is a hint that Scarlet used to be member of Gralsritter, although she quit midway in her training.]]
* In the Final Volume of VideoGame/DotHackGU Last Recode (Vol 04 Reconnection) Haseo gains the 8 Phase Blade, which aside from the usual Whip Sword properties gives him direct access to the 8 Epitaphs powers.

* One of the later introduced combat related Talents in the MMORPG ''VideoGame/{{Mabinogi}}'' revolves around a weapon of this type (called "chain blades" in-game), called the Chain Slash Talent. It is a ranged weapon that deals damage as though it were a melee weapon, and its damage is determined by the Luck and Dexterity stats.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': One of the standard weapon types. They work great with sliding spin attacks, and before spins got nerfed a bit, they were generally the best melee weapon types in the game. Even after the nerf, the Atterax (a whip with spinning blades attached to the end) is still a top-tier melee weapon.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has the Sword of the Creator, which can transform into an extendable whip. This one has an explicitly magical explanation ([[spoiler:it's made of dragon bone that might still be semi-sentient]] and only responds to certain people), and even then Byleth is noticeably light on the theatrics when using the sword's whip form, largely reserving it for simply striking enemies from a distance. Even in cutscenes, the weapon is kept fully retracted as a rigid greatsword if Byleth's doing any acrobatics.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' actually had an earlier instance of this trope in the form of a Bonewalker's default monster weapon called the "Bone Sword". Incidentally it does share a trait or two with the Sword of the Creator such as being able to extend into a bladed whip [[spoiler:and of course being made from bones itself]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'''s 1.4 update introduced whips as a weapon class for summoners. One of these whips is the Durendal, that looks like a sword (and is named after a sword of legend), but is used like a whip. When used, its blade extends into segments, each connected by some sort of red wire, to strike enemies.
* Hawken from the ''VideoGame/ArmedWithWings'' games uses the somewhat more practical BladeOnARope variation, in the form of a regular sword with a cord attached onto the hilt which he swings it around by. The extended reach from it can end up making him into ThatOneBoss in ''Armed With Wings 2'', so beware.
* You can find an urumi in the vast open world of ''VideoGame/EldenRing''. It's held in your hand like a coiled whip and you use it like a somewhat stiffer but more aggressive whip, though, inexplicably, the blade can also be made rigid with a thrust to pierce through an enemy like an ''extremely'' long straight sword.
** There's also the Nox Flowing Sword and Nox Flowing Hammer, which are made out of liquid metal BlobMonster remains and can be swung around like whips.
* The ''Dynasties of India'' dlc for ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII Definitive Edition'' introduces the Dravidian civilization, whose unique unit is the Urumi Swordsman: these bare-chested warriors are armed with a buckler and an urumi sword, can charge their attack to deal more damage on their first strike and excel against buildings and infantry. Their unique tech, Wootz Steel, allows them to ignore enemy melee armor.

* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', Silat wields two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumi Urumis]] called "Rope Knives" in the Manga.

* Galient Blade in ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'', the same transform into a sword.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' has a couple of mecha that wield heat rods, which are essentially giant whips made up of conjoined blades - sort of like a whip sword that can't become a sword. Oh yeah, and it can be super-heated too.
** The version of Epyon from ''SD Gundam Force'' actually uses a whip sword, which is in effect the original Epyon's two main weapons (heat rod and large beam sword) combined into one.
** From SD Gundam Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden, Kakouton Giros wields a sword which separates into a chain-whip sword.
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', Julieta's customized Reginlaze Julia has a pair of more traditional Whip Swords mounted on its forearms; she's utterly shocked when an enemy pilot is able to dodge an attempted surprise attack with the whip form the very first time it's deployed.

* One of [[WeaponOfChoice signature weapons]] of Madoka Mawari in Manga/TenjhoTenge is a Whip Sword that doubles as a {{BFS}} (especially with her small stature).
* The Franchise/{{Digimon}} [[http://wikimon.net/Slayerdramon Slayerdramon]] wields a ''flaming'' whip sword named Fragarach. Furthermore, Rosemon's "Roses Rapier" is depicted as such in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', growing and extending in order to reach its target.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'':
** Mikoto Misaka can use her [[ShockAndAwe electrical]] powers to [[ExtraOreDinary magnetically]] form iron sand into whip ''{{chainsaw|Good}}s''.
** Terra of the Left has control over ''flour''. His constructs are just as hard and sharp as real ones, and he often forms whip swords out of them.
* One of Iori's opponents in ''[[Manga/{{Gamaran}} Gamaran Shura]]'' is the ninth Hyakka Bakken Magami Raio, also known as the "{{Shinigami}} and the [[PsychoForHire Strongest Assassin]], whose deadly weapon of choice is a three-bladed Urumi poking out of his sleeve he calls [[ICallItVera Brahma]]. While deadly and able to corner Iori, the latter points out the greatest weakness of such a weapon by deflecting the thin blades with [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower a swing of his sword]] before wounding his opponent to the chest. He also possess a second, single-bladed but heavier urumi named "Shiva", which he can dual-wield with Brahma to deliver four-bladed attacks.
* Mitsuri Kanroji from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' wields a custom-made sword made of very thin, flexible metal, which she uses like a whip or gymnastics ribbon when fighting. Due to the difficulty of handling such a sword, she's the only one who's able to use it effectively.

* The WeaponOfChoice of ''Black Siddha'' is a whip sword based on an Urumi, which is fitting since the main character is of Indian descent and is the reincarnation of an ancient Indian warrior.

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* The French film and book ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'' had a segmented bone sword that was utilized this way.

* The "sword" of the rebuilt Gipsy Danger in ''Film/PacificRim'' starts as this, but can click together into a regular sword. The whip form seems to be a way to store the weapon in Gipsy's arm instead of a viable weapon by itself.
* In ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'', predator Wolf uses a bladed whip which can slice up xenomorphs after wrapping around them.
* Lots of it in [[Film/ZuWarriorsFromTheMagicMountain Zu Warriors(2001)]]: https://youtu.be/yoHyZnq1w38?t=3541
* Chief Guardian Gang-Lim in ''Film/AlongWithTheGodsTheTwoWorlds'' (2017) wields a whip sword that can become red-hot on command.
* In the 2015 Jackie Chan film ''Film/DragonBlade'', Jackie Chan's unit has special equipment that attaches a cord to the handle of their swords, preventing them from being disarmed and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks allowing for surprise attacks]].
* Raya, of ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' uses her father's whip sword as her signature weapon, using it both for sword attacks and ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' inspired whip maneuvers.

* Shannon fights against someone with a whip sword in the first ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'' novel.

* Similarly, [[BadassLongcoat Konrad the assassin]] in ''All Tomorrow's Parties'' carries a urumi-like flexible blade inside his belt, mechanically triggered with a device in the buckle. Technically we never "see" this employed, but we get a very good idea what his imminent plans are for it before the FadeToBlack...
* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' Expanded Universe has lightwhips, which are usually explained as being actual, physical (metal) whip strands - much more similar to a Warhammer 40K energy blade than a standard lightsaber. It's incredibly rare - only two characters have ever used it on a regular basis.
** There are also the Vong amphistaff and tsaisi, which get a pass for being actual living creatures (and still take substantial training to use well).

* The Red Rising trilogy written by Pierce Brown features swords called Razors, which is about a meter long and can be toggled to change shape. The blade can be stiff like a sword or loose like a whip.

* ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' introduces the Eagriser, Zyuoh Eagle's personal weapon. The Eagle Zyuman, Bard, also has his own version of the Eagriser as well.

* In the game ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', the expansion book Dominus Exxet, the sword whip is a viable weapon, along with the ''gunblade'' and other weapons in the category "Impossible Weapons".
* Probably drawing their inspiration from the William Gibson example above, the monofilament whip is a staple weapon in many cyberpunk roleplaying games, especially ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''.
** And then they invented the '''monofilament GRENADE'''.
* In the older editions of ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'', this was essentially one of the possible powers that could be enchanted into a sword by the touch of [[BlackMagic Chaos]]. It didn't physically change, but the blade could extend and bend like it was a prehensile tongue made of razor-sharp steel.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the fifth edition Dark Eldar have razorflails used by their wych cults.
* The Urumi is available in ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}: Martial Arts'', sadly it has none of the strengths of a whip and none of the strengths of a sword.
* In the ''TabletopGame/IronKingdoms'' setting the Satyxis aiders of Cryx and Bloodrunner master tormentors of the Skorne use a variation of this. Neither have swords that transform to whips, but the Satyxis have whips with sharp blades attached to them throught their lenghts and the master tormentors have whips that are comprised of circular blades linked together.

* The Scorpio [[ImprobableWeaponUser Ars Magna school]] in ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy''. Wielders need a basic understanding of SupernaturalMartialArts to use it. In the game's official setting Lilith, one of the four [[PraetorianGuard Knights of the 7th Heaven]], uses this weapon.

* Violet from ''TabletopGame/SummonerWars'' uses this.

* Takenaka Hanbe from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' wields a whip sword to graceful yet devastating effect. Since he himself is rather fragile, he tends to use its long range to attack people InTheBack.
* Kaihime from ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors 3'' uses one of these.
* Kratos carves a bloody swath through Ancient Greece using a pair in ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', though it's actually swords chained to him. The impracticality is handwaved by the Blades being explicitly magical in nature.
* ''VideoGame/DarksidersIII'': Fury's main weapon is a bladed whip. It also doubles as a SwissArmyWeapon, as it has at least 4 alternative forms that can emerge from the hilt.
* The [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Prince]] in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'' uses a weapon like this called the Daggertail as his main weapon, and is very, ''very'' efficient with it.
* All of Jacques Blanc's weapons in ''VideoGame/Onimusha3DemonSiege'' are some variation on the Whip Sword, ranging from spears to maces to the regular sword.

* Nash Latkje, from the ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series, is a man of many hats. In addition to training with [[MurderInc The Howling Voice Guild]] before becoming a spy ''a la'' Film/JamesBond--with a matching set of [[TheCharmer womanizing ways]]--he has, at points, used a Whip Sword named ''[[GratuitousGerman Groß Fluß]]'' ("Gross Fluss", "big/great river"). While, at first glance, it seems to be a good weapon for a discrete spy, being easily concealed and flexible enough to be useful in closed spaces, Nash will warn allies to ''leave the room'' when he uses it, because it apparently triggers [[UnstoppableRage some sort of magical bloodthirst]]. This is why Nash only uses it in dire circumstances during the ''[[GaidenGame Suikogaiden]]'' side stories. As a party member in ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII'' he instead relies on [[KnifeNut throwing knives]] and [[MagicKnight magic]]. Both because Groß Fluß's berserker mode is unsuited for the open battlefield and because using such a unique weapon would draw entirely too much attention to himself.

* You can find an urumi in the vast open world of ''VideoGame/EldenRing''. It's held in your hand like a coiled whip and you use it like a somewhat stiffer but more aggressive whip, though, inexplicably, the blade can also be made rigid with a thrust to pierce through an enemy like an ''extremy'' long straight sword.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has the Sword of the Creator, which can transform into an extendable whip. This one has an explicitly magical explanation ([[spoiler:it's made of dragon bone that might still be semi-sentient]] and only responds to certain people), and even then Byleth is noticeably light on the theatrics when using the sword's whip form, largely reserving it for simply striking enemies from a distance. Even in cutscenes, the weapon is kept fully retracted as a basic greatsword if Byleth's doing any acrobatics.

* The Threaded Cane starts out as a SwordCane, with a whip sword being its secondary function. The whip form is slower and deals less damage per strike, but makes up for it with better range and the ability to hit multiple enemies at once.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': A weapon like this would certainly be featured in a fanfic with ''VideoGame/BloodBorne'' as one half of the source material. Examples include Hugh's Threaded [[CaneFu Cane]], as well as Kyril's Beast [[SerratedBladeOfPain Cutter]] that only appears in the remastered version.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', the Threaded Cane starts out as a SwordCane, with a whip sword being its secondary function. The whip form is slower and deals less damage per strike, but makes up for it with better range and the ability to hit multiple enemies at once.

What's better than a {{whip|ItGood}} or a [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]]? A [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs whip sword]], of course! They have the flexibility and [[VariableLengthChain long reach]] of a whip and the cutting power of a sword, meaning that all sorts of fancy tricks can be done with them while cutting people to pieces. Most fictional examples are made from separate sword segments threaded though with the whip, which [[VariableLengthChain can expand and contract]] on command, usually with the press of a button on the sword handle (though this is rarely shown). Some can even separate the segments completely and attack with them, and then have them return and form the sword again. How they do this is almost never explained, not even with [[AWizardDidIt "magic"]].

* The Franchise/{{Digimon}} [[http://wikimon.net/Slayerdramon Slayerdramon]] wields a ''flaming'' whip sword named Fragarach. Furthermore, Rosemon's "Roses Rapier" is depicted as such in ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', growing and extending in order to reach its target.