Last Stand

This is considered by some to be a notorious perk. Essentially, when a player dies (through means that did NOT involve a sniper round to the head or an explosion or the Helicopter) they lay on the ground and a sort of 'mini-game' ensues where they may look around but cannot move, and their only weapon is a pistol. The pistol that is used is always the pistol the player had selected as their sidearm, and even if they exchanged their pistol for another weapon earlier, they will still use the pistol they started out with.

In the case that a player is using the Overkill perk, the player will pull out an M9 pistol while in Last Stand mode.

Whatever the pistol used in Last Stand mode, the weapon always has a full clip and maxed out ammunition.

The Last Stand perk has also prompted many players to shoot the bodies of their downed enemies just in case they may have the Last Stand perk in effect.