Whip

As the name implies, Whip is a damage type inflicted on enemies by using the Castlevania weapon of choice: the whip.
This special lashing effect is akin to a flail or a single-headed version Meteor Hammer, but is special since it includes some of the most notable and infamous weapons found in any, if not all, Castlevania games.
Before Portrait of Ruin, attacks from whips were generally classified as neutral or Strike damage.
==Known whips==
===Vampire Killer===
The legendary whip wielded by the Belmont Clan. The whip is possessed by magical properties which allow it to destroy evil. Special rituals are needed for those who are not of Belmont blood to use it, and they must choose wisely when using the whip after unlocking its power — if they overuse it, death will be their punishment.
===Whip of Alchemy===
The Alchemy Whip used to be an ordinary whip before Rinaldo Gandolfi used the mystic, and at the time forbidden, arts of Alchemy to give it extra power. Wielded by Leon Belmont, this gave him the advantage at getting through Walter Bernhard's castle, but wasn't strong enough to do any damage to the powerful vampire. It was later, through a sacrificial ritual, that the Alchemy Whip was transformed into the now famous whip: Vampire Killer.
===Hunter Whip===
The Hunter Whip is passed down through the Baldwin clan. It was used by Nathan Graves in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. The weapon seems able to be used by anyone with a pure spirit, untainted by evil. It is an interesting weapon of choice there is a magic linked to the whip known as the Dual Setup System. Using a combination of attribute and action cards, the user can change the form and elements of the whip, grant passive abilities, turn him into a skeleton, absorb an element's damage and convert it into vitality, or even provide a enhancement to movement speed.
===Other whips===
*Chain Whip
*Flame Whip
*Jet Black Whip
*Leather Whip
*Morning Star
*Nebula
*Thorn Whip
*Undead Killer
*Combat Cross
**Vampire Killer (Lords of Shadow)
**Dark Pain
*Shadow Whip
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania===
===Vampire Killer===
===Castlevania II: Simon's Quest===
===Haunted Castle===
===Castlevania: The Adventure===
===Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse===
===Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge===
===Super Castlevania IV===
===Castlevania Chronicles===
===Castlevania: Rondo of Blood===
===Castlevania: Bloodlines===
===Castlevania: Dracula X===
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night===
===Castlevania Legends===
===Castlevania 64 (N64)===
===Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness===
===Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance===
===Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow===
The Vampire Killer does appear in this game and is used by Julius Belmont during his boss fight in the main game. The player can also make use of this holy whip when controlling Julius in Julius Mode.
Soma Cruz is unable to equip any true whips during the course of the game, although he can make use a Whip Sword which behaves in a similar way.
===Castlevania: Lament of Innocence===
===Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow===
While Soma Cruz cannot use true whips, he can use Snake Swords.
===Castlevania: Curse of Darkness===
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
Whip as a single damage type is first implemented in this game. This can be seen with the Rose Stem Whip, which also features the Slash attribute.
===Castlevania: Order of Shadows===
===Castlevania: The Arcade===
===Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth===
===Castlevania: Harmony of Despair===
While Soma Cruz cannot use true whips, he can use Snake Swords.
===Castlevania: Lords of Shadow===
===Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate===
In the prologue, Gabriel Belmont uses a Combat Cross that may be the same that would one day be called the Vampire Killer. Later in the game, he uses the Shadow Whip as Dracula.
===Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2===
===Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls===
Whips can be used by Simon Belmont.
The basic type of whip has a four attack combo. The first strike is a whip thrust straight ahead, reminiscent of whip attacks in classic games. Simon follows this up with a step forward and another strike aim slightly upward (at the head of a distant foe). He takes another step forward for the third attack and brings it down on top of a distance enemy. For his final attack, he will spin and jump forward and crash the whip down on the ground hard.
There are several kinds of basic attack skills for whips, each with its own variants. These include Valiant Sunder, Nimble Beat, Somersault Dive, Energy Wave, Crushing Strike. Some whips have unique attack skills, such as the Salamander Wave of the Salamander, the Mars Breath of the War Whip, and Grand Cruz of the Holy Whip. Some whips have skills that will give attack (Attack Up) or defense (Defense Up) buffs to Simon and his allies.
==Enemy Data==
==Damage type==
==Trivia==
*According to a statement made by the head director of the three Famicom Castlevania games, Hitoshi Akamatsu, the inclusion of the whip as the player character's weapon of choice is a reference to Indiana Jones.
*According to an internal document shared by Konami's Chicago offices to Electronic Gaming Monthly as part of the prerelease of Castlevania: Bloodlines, the original intention was for there to be three whips throughout the series. The Vampire Killer would have been the Morris Clan's replica of the Belmont whip, here referred to as Excalibur in the document. The third whip was referred to as "Death Mercury", but is listed as having disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
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