Whip
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Transformers sometimes use whips as melee weapons or as 'motivational tools'. Should a problem come along, then said Transformer will be well-equipped to deal with it by whipping the target well.
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Fiction
Generation 1
Trannis used a lightning whip during his days as Decepticon leader. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/05
Victory
The Electromagnetic Nunchaku favored by the Breastforce could be used as whips. A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid
Beast Wars
- Lio Junior was armed with his Lio Byūto, a whip-like weapon with a grabbing claw on the end. Beast Wars II
- Optimus Minor was also shown to use his tail-whip on multiple occasions. The Gathering The Ascending
DreamMix TV World Fighters
While not a Transformer himself, Simon Belmondo used a special whip called the Vampire Killer to battle his opponents, including Optimus Prime and Megatron. DreamMix TV World Fighters
Transformers Animated
- Lockdown has been known to use a lightning whip. The Complete AllSpark Almanac
Ask Vector Prime
Swindle, Swindle and Swindle offered a large variety of whips and chains for sale, great both on and off the battlefield. Ask Vector Prime
Live-action film series
- Jolt is armed with two Electro Whips. He used them on several occasions, most notably, when connecting Jetfire's parts onto Optimus Prime. Revenge of the Fallen
- Dino is armed with two whips with claws on the end that he used to latch onto Hatchet. They would also be the result of the Decepticon's demise. Dark of the Moon
Toys
The Transformers
- Cloudburst (Pretender, 1988)
- Cloudburst was packaged with his lightning whip, usable only by his Pretender shell and not by his inner robot.
Beast Wars
- Transmetal Cheetor (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
- Cheetor comes with a whip that becomes his tail in beast mode
- Transmetal Rattrap (Deluxe Class Transmetal, 1998)
- Rattrap comes with a whip that becomes his tail in beast mode.
- Transmetal Megatron (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)
- Megatron's tail becomes a cutlass/whip in his robot mode, which he is able to hold.
- Optimus Minor (Basic Transmetal 2, 1998)
- Optimus Minor's tail becomes a whip, which he is able to grab in his right arm in robot mode.
- Dinobot II (Deluxe Transmetal 2, 1999)
- Dinobot II comes with a skeletal tail that becomes a whip in robot mode.
- Transmetal Tigatron (Botcon exclusive, 2001)
- Being a redco of Cheetor, Tigatron carries over his whip.
- Metals Jaguar (Beast Wars Metals Deluxe-sized toy, 1999)
- Being another redo of Cheetor, Jaguar carries over his whip-tail thingy.
- Colada (Deluxe, 1999)
- Colada's tail becomes most of his right arm in robot mode. The tail is segmented and can easily be used as the "Hand Byūto" (ハンドビュート).
Beast Machines
- Rattrap (Mega Class, 2001/2004)
- New series, new body, new tail-whip! As per usual, Rattrap's tail turns into a hand-held whip.
Dinobots
- Rapticon (Deluxe, 2001)
- Rapticon, a redeco of Dinobot II, has the same tail whip.
Armada
Armada used several Beast Wars molds and added Mini-Con ports to them, which resulted in several characters being armed with whips.
- Predacon (Max-Con, 2003)
- Predacon, being a retool of Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron is also armed with a whip/claw/arm cannon.
- Cheetor (Super-Con, 2003)
- Cheetor is still armed with the other Cheetor's whip.
Cybertron
- Leobreaker (Voyager Class, 2005)
- Leobreaker's tail turns into a claw-blade-whip in robot mode.
Universe (2008)
- Leo Prime (Voyager, 2009)
- This toy of Lio Convoy, a redo of Leobreaker, still has the blade-whip.
Transformers (2007)
- Megatron (Leader Class, 2007)
Revenge of the Fallen
- Rampage (Deluxe, 2009)
- Rampage's rubber treads become arm-mounted whips in robot mode.
Crossovers
- Ghost Rider (Marvel, 2010)
- Ghost Rider has a chain whip weapon. The mace of the chain can be inserted into the front wheel of his left arm, revealing the spikes, much like the Cyber Keys of the Cybertron figures.
Movie Advanced Series
- Jolt (Deluxe, 2014)
- At long last, one of Jolt's toys has actual whips! These whips can plug into his vehicle mode via 5mm post.
Notes
- In Japanese fiction, many whips are called some variation of "Byūto" (ビュート). This is a neologism invented by Himitsu Sentai Gorenger for the "Red Byūto" whip. It is believed to be based on byū to tobidasu (ビューと飛び出す)—"shooting out with a whoosh", as a whip does.