The ability to use a whip with great skill. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.
Also Called
- Soubenjutsu
- Whip Mastery
- Whip Proficiency
Capabilities
Users are able to able to demonstrate a natural aptitude for the way of the whip. The user is able to wield a whip with great proficiency in range, accuracy and speed allowing them to perform feats such as wrapping then pulling things or bringing them closer, binding their opponents, scaring/lashing opponents, binding then snatching other's weapons, swinging from high altitudes and slicing the flesh of their enemies when striking at great speed.
Applications
- Bind your enemies by entangling them.
- Cutting
- Attack from a distance.
- Wide area attacks taking down multiple opponents.
Variations
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic Weaponry
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weapon
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Physiology
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
- Whip Generation
- Whip Manipulation
- If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
- Energy Blast via swings
- Energy Infusion
- Ergokinetic Blade Construction
- Spatial Slicing
- Temporal Slicing
- Whip-shaped Energy Beam Emission
Limitations
- Mostly used for long-ranged users may be at a disadvantage at close range.
- Mostly users must be agile and fast to be able to use the whip as a weapon.
Known Users
See Also: Whip It Good
Cartoons
- Lin Bei Fong (The Legend of Korra)
- Metal Bending Police Force (The Legend of Korra)
- Amethyst (Steven Universe)
- Dark Ace (Storm Hawks)
- Killer Moth (Teen Titans)
- Kitten/Pink X (Teen Titans)
- Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Tygra (Thundercats)
- Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
Comics
- Catwoman/Selina Kyle (DC Comics)
- Lashina/NewGod (DC Comics)
- Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Aradia Megido (Homestuck)
- Black-Cat (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Felicity Hardy/Scarlet Spider (Marvel Comics)
- Anton Vanko/Whiplash (Marvel Comics)
- Roxy Richter (Scott Pilgrim series)
Movies
- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
- Zorro (The Legend of Zorro)
- Pink Power Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: the Movie)
- Kai (Kung Fu Panda)
- Agent Whiskey (Kingsman)
- Bill Denbrough (IT)
- Sanderson Mansnoozie/The Sandman (Rise of the Guardians)
Live Television
- Chase aka Mashin Chaser (Kamen Rider Drive); via Brake Gunner and Cobra Viral Core
- Yuri (Third Eye)
Manga/Anime
- Renji Abarai (Bleach)
- Ryō Utagawa (Bleach)
- LOVE (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
- Rosemon (Digimon)
- Hei (Darker than Black)
- Vuon (Dragon Ball Super)
- Lucy Ashley (Fairy Tail)
- Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
- Sister Ivry (Edens Zero)
- Forte (Galaxy Angel)
- Mak Sapyeong (Gosu)
- Sa Paecheon (Gosu)
- Sesshōmaru (Inuyasha)
- Dino Cavallone (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Yuu Akiyama (Kongoh Bancho)
- Precia Testarossa (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Rolan (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Makie Sasaki (Negima)
- Kalifa (One Piece)
- Sadi-Chan (One Piece)
- Emporio Ivankov (One Piece) when using Sadi-Chan's Whip
- Do-S (One-Punch Man)
- Tsukune (Rosario+Vampire)
- Ivori (RWBY)
- Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)
- Sailor Lead Crow (Sailor Moon)
- Sailor Galaxia (Sailor Moon)
- Azenda the Tyrant (To Love-ru Darkness)
- Mew Zakuro (Tokyo Mew Mew)
- Sanggwan Chaek (Yongbi the Invincible)
- Harpy Ladies (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Akiza Izayoi (Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds)
- Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Sherry Belmont (Zatch Bell!)
- Zofis (Zatch Bell!)
- Louise (Zero no Tsukaima)
- Edna/Prince Eden of Ulsweld ("Light and Shadow Manga")
Video Games
- Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney)
- Bayonetta (Bayonetta series)
- Belmont Clan (Castlevania)
- Leon Belmont
- Trevor C. Belmont
- Christopher Belmont
- Simon Belmont
- Juste Belmont
- Richter Belmont
- Julius Belmont
- Gabriel Belmont
- Jonathan Morris (Castlevania)
- Nathan Graves (Castlevania)
- Fury (Darksiders)
- Jessica Albert (Dragon Quest)
- Earnest Evans III (Earnest Evans)
- Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
- Izayoi (Final Fantasy IV:The After Years)
- Quistis Trepe (Final Fantasy VIII)
- Seven (Final Fanasty Type-0)
- Kratos (God of War): via Nemesis Whip
- Rose (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Whip (King of Fighters)
- Mysterious Figure (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kirby (Kirby); via Whip Copy Ability
- Link (Legend of Zelda)
- Sheik (Legend of Zelda/Super Smash Bros.)
- Spike Rosered/Axel (Mega Man X5)
- Ferham (Mega Man X: Command Mission)
- Zero (Mega Man Zero 2)
- Rospark (Mega Man ZX Advent)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Linda (Mitsumete Knight R)
- Takeda Takahashi (Mortal Kombat X)
- Ann Takamaki/Panther (Persona 5)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Whipfist Evolved (Prototype 2)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Elina Vance (Queen's Blade series)
- Alice (Queen's Gate)
- Aryutta Katz (Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos)
- Agna (Sands of Destruction)
- Neyla (Sly Cooper)
- Ivy (Soul Caliber)
- Raikoben (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Spanx (Whiplash)