Scourges
Whips
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In Dungeon Crawl the Katana was a decent weapon, but not the best even in its class (double swords being a better 1-handed long blade, demon whips/scourges and demon tridents/trishulas best 1-handers, ...).
Source: Katanas Are Just Better - Most of the NPC-only weapons are only cosmetically different, offer only very minor advantages or are outright Joke Weapons, with the exception of whips and scourges before their Game Breaker status got nerfed.
Source: Exclusive Enemy Equipment -
Whips and scourges occasionally turn up in Dwarf Fortress, and function quite realistically; they take the fewest hits to make an opponent pass out from pain, short of critting with a slashing weapon and severing a limb, but their base damage is atrocious and they're useless against armour.
Source: Whip It Good
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