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if he swung a normal whip with the same amount of force as he does with his iron pipe, it would cause vastly more damage to something like the huge salamander he encountered and other medium to large beast type monsters. the pain would make them wary of engaging rashly, not to mention the fact that the strike will most definitely break skin as long as its not an armored or magical monster. imagine a dude hitting a bear with a pipe, the same dude could do way more damage to a bear if he had a whip instead. not to mention one thats covered in poison. a whip with some weight unlike ones that are usually seen in media, can easily break bones as well. so its not just for causing flesh wounds and breaking tough hide. a normal person could hit a bear for hours with a pipe and deal neglectable or maybe even no damage, a weighty whip on the other hand.....