Lightning whip

When a problem comes along, Cloudburst must whip it—with his lightning whip. This electrified weapon allows him to subdue and dominate his Decepticon foes—but don't get any ideas, ladies.

Fiction

Generation 1

Marvel The Transformers comics

During the Pretenders' first clash at Alternate Reality, Inc., Cloudburst brandished his distinctive lightning whip. Pretender to the Throne! Later, he pulled it out again when he and Landmine clashed with the Mecannibals. Recipe for Disaster!

The Transformers cartoon

Trannis used his lightning whip to knock a pursuer off a motorcycle. Ask Vector Prime Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Animated cartoon

Lockdown has been known to employ a lightning whip from time to time. AllSpark Almanac

Toys

Simon Belmont in SPAAAACE!

• Cloudburst (Pretender, 1988)
  • Accessories: 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, lightning whip, thunderbolt laser pistol

Cloudburst came with a blue whip accessory, identified as a lightning whip in his instructions and packaging bio, that his outer Pretender shell could wield. This toy was released without changes as Super-God Masterforce Pretender Phoenix, where the lightning whip was repurposed as Phoenix's snake rod.