Whipslash

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Whipslash
The Whipslash in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Use(s) Weapon for the Skar King,
control device for Shimo
Aliases Whip,[1] bone whipslash,[2]
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First appearance Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The Whipslash is a Titan-sized weapon used by the Skar King in the 2024 Legendary Pictures film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It is a whip made from the spine of a Titan,[a] and has a crystal attached to it that enabled the Skar King to control Shimo with pain. When not in use as a weapon, the Skar King wore it wrapped around his torso like a sash.

Name

"Whipslash" is a simple combination of the words "whip" and "slash", possibly as a play on "whiplash." Though unnamed onscreen, its name was revealed in a Playmates box set for the Skar King.[6]

Development

The Whipslash was inspired by a scene in the 1973 film Emperor of the North Pole, where the characters A-No.-1 and Shack respectively fight with a fire axe and chains.[7] Visual effects supervisor Kevin Smith characterized the animation of the Whipslash in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire as one of the most challenging hurdles for his team during the film's production; with its design consisting of over 100 moving components, automating its motion proved to be quite difficult.[8]

Design

The Whipslash is made from a Titan's spinal column[a] and has a glowing, light blue crystal attached to it with. The handle appears to be composed of a mandible, possibly from the same Titan skeleton as the rest of the whip.

History

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The Skar King wielding the Whipslash

After the Skar King kicked the Great Ape Gnarled Finger into a lake of molten lava, the enraged Kong challenged the Red-Haired Conqueror. The Skar King proved to be an agile adversary, wielding his Whipslash far greater range than Kong's battle axe. Using it, he disarmed Kong and attempted to choke him. However, Kong fought back, flipping the Skar King over his shoulder, sending him crashing to the ground. The Skar King summoned Shimo and forced her to attack Kong with the blue crystal affixed to his Whipslash, compelling her to overcome her hesitation by inflicting pain on her using the crystal.

Godzilla grabbing the Whipslash

Later on, the Skar King used the Whipslash against Kong, which he blocked using the B.E.A.S.T. Glove. In Rio de Janerio, the Skar King lassoed a building at Kong with the Whipslash, which Kong destroyed. While confronting Godzilla, the Skar King dodged a blast of his atomic breath and swung the Whipslash at Godzilla, who caught it with his jaws, threw him, and bit off the tip, sending the crystal clattering to the ground. As Kong and the Skar King fought to obtain the crystal, Suko arrived and destroyed it using Kong's axe, creating a shockwave that sent all five Titans flying.

Abilities

Dexterity

The Whipslash is a highly dexterous tool in combat. It possesses exceptional sharpness, capable of slicing through buildings and even cutting Kong's hand, yet it failed to penetrate the evolved Godzilla's skin and the B.E.A.S.T. Glove. The Whipslash can wrap around objects, as demonstrated during the Skar King's initial skirmish with Kong, where the whip wrapped around and cut Kong's hand, as well as in Rio de Janeiro, where the Skar King lassoed a building.

In Godzilla Battle Line, the Whipslash is also used to pull in opponents for the Skar King to attack, stunning them.

Crystal

The Skar King holding the crystal
He controls her with pain.
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Ilene Andrews (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire)

A blue glowing crystal is attached to the Whipslash's end, which allowed the Skar King to control Shimo and cause her pain should she attempt to resist his commands. The novelization of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire suggests that this crystal was broken off from Shimo's back spines.[9]

Weaknesses

Godzilla easily broke the Whipslash in two with his jaws and hands, causing the crystal used to control Shimo to fall to the ground in the process. Suko shattered the crystal by driving Kong's battle axe into it.

Video games

Books

Gallery

Concept art

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Matt Allsopp
Richard Bennet
Jared Krichevsky
Simon Webber
Ben Wootten
Alexander Moy
Wētā Workshop
Unidentified artists

Production

Screenshots

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Merchandise

Toys

Clothing

Magazines

Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • The Whipslash accessories included with the Giant and 6" Skar King figures by Playmates lack the crystal present on the final design, instead having a handle in its place. The figures' accessories are also designed to be held by the handle, rather than by the Titan jaw like in the film itself.

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Designer Jared Krichevsky imagined that the spine belonged to a Warbat.[3] This has yet to be established in canon, however, as all other sources simply describe it as the spine of "a Titan".[4][5]

References

This is a list of references for Whipslash. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Khudzik, Dmitry (1 June 2024). "Dmytro (Dmitry) Khudzik | Animation Demo Reel". Vimeo.
  2. Playmates (January 2024). "Godzilla x Kong - SKAR KING WITH WHIPSLASH". Toy Snowman.
  3. Krichevsky, Jared (14 May 2024). "The tusks would be a uniquely pushewd Hollow Earth Monster aesthetic with one tilted forward tooth. I also based his mutton chops after my creative partner and Warbat designer @ItchyTasty_ I thought it would be cool if the spine whip came from a Warbat". X.
  4. 怪兽宇宙系列电影 (8 March 2024). "#亿点点兽届震撼# 地心世界狠角色解锁🔓
    刀疤王:不听话就得打,让你们看看谁才是真正的王😈
    3月29日,大银幕感受骨鞭的力量#哥斯拉大战金刚2#"
    . Weibo.
  5. warnerbrosentertainment; godzillaxkong (3 May 2024). "How do the Titans of the Monsterverse stack up? See #GodzillaXKong: The New Empire now in theaters everywhere". Instagram.
  6. Skar toy - 2.jpg
  7. IGN (23 February 2024). "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Evolved Monsters & The Rise of Anti-Kong | IGN Fan Fest 2024". YouTube.
  8. Failes, Ian (27 April 2024). "Wētā FX artists on the 'punk' Suko, 'gangster' Skar King and 'cat-like' Shimo they crafted for 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'". befores & afters.
  9. Keyes, Greg (23 April 2024). Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization. Titan Books. p. 191. ISBN 978-1803368108.

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