whip sword

A combination sword and whip. Usually, this is a sword that splits into sections connected by an internal string, but can also apply to an extremely flexible sword.

Notable examples include:

• Ivy's weapon from the Soulcalibur series
• Signum's Laevatein from the Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha series
• Galient's sword from Kikou-Kai Galient
• Threaded Cane from Bloodborne
• Abarai Renji's Zabimaru from Bleach (in its Shikai form)
• Brighid's dual Whipswords from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
• Kanroji Mitsuri's special Nichirin Katana from Kimetsu no Yaiba
• Byleth's Sword of the Creator from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Only use this tag if the whip nature is shown. Do not use it if the weapon is only in normal sword form. Do not confuse this tag with chainsword, which is a sword with moving chainsaw parts.

Pixiv tags are 蛇腹剣 (lit. accordion sword) and ガリアンソード (Galient's sword).