What do you think? In most of the artwork, it's a leather whip. It sounds like a leather whip when you swing it, but when you flail it (most of the time), it sounds like a chain whip (if it sounds at all). In addition, starting with the Dracula X series, it has always been a chain whip in game in the 2D games (Castlevania Chronicles excluded) to my knowledge. In addition, in Lament, the icon for the VK is a morning star on the end of a chain, but it appears as a black whip in game.
So is it a leather whip or a chain whip?
Please disregard any game where you start with a leather whip but can upgrade it to a chain whip when posting your decision.