Finishing Move

For the similar mechanic in singleplayer, see Takedowns.

Finishing Moves, also known as Executions, are a player mechanic featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. They allow a player to enter a third-person view and perform an elaborate kill animation on an enemy. Finishing Moves are not available in the Campaign modes, though they feature a similar mechanic called Takedowns. Finishing Moves are also not available in Zombies modes, except for Modern Warfare III, in which they are only usable on Terminus Outcomes Mercenaries.

Finishing Moves are executed by holding down the melee button while facing behind a player or AI enemy. They will be cancelled if either person dies, and anyone victim to a Finishing Move may remain alive if the attacker is killed before the Finishing Move is completed. Each Finishing Move has different variations when used on either standing, prone, or downed enemies.

Included in several Finishing Moves are additional characters or objects known as "pets" or "companions", which will carry out the kill animation instead of the player, including dogs, zombies, hyenas, and an RC-XD. Additionally, "pets" will travel alongside the player's selected operator in the lobby menu.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

After a Finishing Move is completed, the Operators, except for Mil-Sim, will say a line specific to them that may be chosen in the Quips menu.

Most Modern Warfare Finishing Moves are unique to specific Operators while some can be applied to any of them. Finishing Moves are unlocked via Missions, the Battle Pass, and various store items. Performing 25 Finishing Moves will unlock the operator Krueger.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Rarity	How to obtain
Achilles Heel	Base	Base for Wyatt
Axe You Nicely	Base	Base for Alice
Axe and Receive	Base	Base for Raines
Baton Dispatch	Base	Base for Charly
Cranial Carnage	Base	Base for Otter
Death Pirouette	Base	Base for Rodion
Disable and Decimate	Base	Base for Domino
Disable and Kill	Base	Base for Azur
Disdainful Destruction	Base	Base for Golem
Face the End	Base	Base for Minotaur
Foul Play	Base	Base for Syd
Hatchet Hitman	Base	Base for D-Day
Head to Head	Base	Base for Bale
Hobble and Slay	Base	Base for Yegor
Infiltration	Base	Base for Grinch
Knee Deep	Base	Base for Zane
Pierce the Jug	Base	Base for Mil-Sim (Coalition)
Riot Control	Base	Base for Thorne
Shanks A Lot	Base	Base for Mil-Sim (Allegiance)
Slideshot	Base	Base for Ghost
Take Down	Base	Base for Krueger
1, 2, 3	Epic	Base for Alex
Axing for Trouble	Epic	Sparks - Sparks Operator Bundle
Belly Flop	Epic	Ghost - Purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Between The Ribs	Epic	Charly - Deathbringer Bundle
Brass Boxer	Epic	Syd - Emerald Ranger Bundle
Brass Tactics	Epic	Yegor - Mother Russia Bundle
Brassed Off	Epic	Kreuger - Lone Marauder Bundle
Brick by Brick	Epic	Lerch - Operator Mission
Carver	Epic	Iskra - Iskra Operator Bundle
Chest Pains	Epic	Base for Mara
Close and Personal	Epic	Thorne - Night Operations Bundle
Clubbed	Epic	Azur - Arms Dealer Bundle
Cold Blooded	Epic	Charly - Nightstalker Bundle
Counterplay	Epic	Bale - The Huntsman Bundle
Deft Dispatch	Epic	Alice - Battle-Ready Bundle
Do The Spadework	Epic	Base for Nikolai
Down to Size	Epic	Wyatt - Out in the Bush Bundle
Electrifying End	Epic	Domino - Full Metal Bundle
Face the Adze	Epic	Minotaur - WMD Bundle
First Degree	Epic	Otter - Amphibious Bundle
Go Clubbing	Epic	Grinch - The Unseen Bundle
Grave Digger	Epic	Domino - The Bodyguard Bundle
Herding	Epic	Mara - Season One Battle Pass Tier 100 Operator Mission (3/4)
Hold This	Epic	Zane - Enlisted Bundle
Ice Breaker	Epic	Otter - Cleanup Crew Bundle
Ice To Meet You	Epic	Gaz - Gaz Operator Bundle
Icy Veins	Epic	Thorne - Air Assault Bundle
Join the Club	Epic	Zane - Cloak And Dagger Bundle
Knife To Meet You	Epic	Kreuger - Mad Chemist Bundle
Laid To Rest	Epic	Golem - Urban Avenger Bundle
Leg Sweep	Epic	Yegor - Tactical Human IV Bundle
Lined Up	Epic	Rodion - Infiltrator Bundle
Lose By A Neck	Epic	Base for Farah
Mace to the Face	Epic	Mace - Mace Operator Bundle
Martial Law	Epic	Raines - Heavy Hitter Bundle
Misdirection	Epic	Alice - Chill Confirmed Bundle
Payback	Epic	Pre-order a digital copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Universal)
Pew Pew Pew	Epic	Fourth of July Pack Bundle (Universal)
Pinned	Epic	Minotaur - Guerilla Bundle
Point Taken	Epic	Soap - Soap Operator Bundle
Precision Point	Epic	Syd - Tactical Human III Bundle
Queen of Spades	Epic	Mara - Mara: Kawaii Cat Bundle
Run Through	Epic	Mace - Mace: Guns Blazing Bundle
Say Watt	Epic	Golem - Cold Blood Bundle
Sick 'Em	Epic	Talon - Talon Operator Bundle
Slice and Dice	Epic	Ronin - Ronin Operator Bundle
Spine Snapper	Epic	D-Day - The Texan Bundle
Staying Frosty	Epic	Base for Price
Step Aside	Epic	Griggs - Sgt. Griggs Operator Bundle
Stick 'n' Knife	Epic	D-Day - Outback Relief Bundle
Take a Bow	Epic	Velikan - Velikan Operator Bundle
The Fix	Epic	Nikto - Nikto Operator Bundle
Trick Shot	Epic	Bale - Stone Warrior Bundle
Turnover	Epic	Raines - Tactical Human II Bundle
Walk Into It	Epic	Rodion - Snow Cover Bundle
Wall Breaker	Epic	Azur - Close Quarters Bundle
Bush League	Legendary	Season Four Battle Pass Tier 19 (Universal)
Chip Shot	Legendary	Lumbertactical Bundle (Universal)
Crick in The Neck	Legendary	Pyromaniac Bundle (Universal)
Edward	Legendary	Season Six Battle Pass Tier 18 (Universal)
Fangs Out	Legendary	Arachnid Bundle (Universal)
Gutted	Legendary	The Kodiak Bundle (Universal)
Hellhound	Legendary	Undead Forces Bundle (Universal)
Hello Stranger	Legendary	Ghost Pack: Contingency Bundle (Universal)
Low Rise	Legendary	Asanbosam Bundle (Universal)
Nevermore	Legendary	Season Five Battle Pass Tier 20 (Universal)
Perforate	Legendary	Lights Out Bundle (Universal)
Riley	Legendary	Season Three Battle Pass Tier 20 (Universal)
Sasquatch	Legendary	Wendigo Bundle (Universal)
Snafu	Legendary	Roze Operator Bundle (Universal)
Spin Cycle	Legendary	Covert Operations Bundle (Universal)
Sputnik	Legendary	Nikto: Take No Prisoners Bundle (Universal)
Three Strikes	Legendary	Wasteland Bundle (Universal)
Toto	Legendary	Mara: No Place Like Home Bundle (Universal)
Tuco	Legendary	Morte Operator Bundle (Universal)
Watch This	Legendary	Season Two Battle Pass Tier 100 (Universal)

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"Head to Head" Finishing Move in Modern Warfare

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Unlike Modern Warfare, Finishing Moves in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are not tied to any specific operator, and instead are all universal. The only Finishing Move that is available by default is "Sneak Attack", while additional Finishing Moves are available in various store items and the Battle Pass. Instead of Quips, each Finishing Move has a specific line to be said after completion, regardless of operator choice. Performing 15 Finishing Moves will unlock the Operator Stone.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Rarity	Preview	How to obtain
Sneak Attack	Base		Unlocked by default
Back Up Plan	Epic		Hot Gothic Bundle
Body Snatcher	Epic		Fatal Frostbite Bundle
Bow Breaker	Epic		Rookie Mistake Bundle
Bow Strike	Epic		Tracer Pack: Yokai Bundle
Caught Staring	Epic		Tracer Pack: Tropical Bundle
Cheap Shot	Epic		Big Joke Bundle
Deep Cuts	Epic		Tracer Pack: Runic Demise Bundle
Defective Joints	Epic		Test Dummy Bundle
Double Tap	Epic		Season Three Battle Pass Tier 19
Devastating Blow	Epic		Brawler Bundle
Disarmament	Epic		Young & Gifted Bundle
Down & Dirty	Epic		Torqued Up Bundle
Drop Shot	Epic		Winter Sniper Bundle
Fall of Achilles	Epic		Nightshade Bundle
Full Barrage	Epic		Flight School Bundle
Guillotine Roll	Epic		Hot Shot Bundle
Hack Job	Epic		Lumber Jacked Bundle
Had Enough	Epic		Shamrocked Bundle
Heart Ache	Epic		Dockside Killer Bundle
Half Guard	Epic		Bank Heist Bundle
Helping Hand	Epic		Warthog Warrior Bundle
Internal Damage	Epic		Terminal Failure Bundle
Lost & Found	Epic		Carnival Captain Bundle
Low Praise	Epic		Debt Collector Bundle
No Mercy	Epic		Valkyrie Rising Bundle
Pound for Pound	Epic		Full Stop Bundle
Rear Mount	Epic		Winter Assassin Bundle
Rock-a-bye-bye	Epic		Rescue Mission Bundle
Roll Up	Epic		Top Secret Admirer Bundle
Sidearm Dispatch	Epic		Power Play Bundle
Stomping Ground	Epic		Demon Dog Bundle
Struggle Bust	Epic		River Slasher Bundle
Swift Kick	Epic		Photo Finish Bundle
Throat Chop	Epic		Miami Nights Bundle
Throat Cut	Epic		Cavalry's Finest Bundle
Tight Squeeze	Epic		City Ripper Bundle
Ultimate Takedown	Epic		Striking Distance Bundle
Above the Neck	Legendary		Quickscope Sniper Bundle
Absolute Blast	Legendary		Tagger Bundle
Between the Legs	Legendary		Rivas Operator Bundle
Big Stick	Legendary		Zeyna Operator Bundle
Bird of Prey	Legendary		Knight Operator Bundle
Cap & Tap	Legendary		Take Charge! Bundle
Club Thumper	Legendary		Marked For Death Bundle
Dangerous Approach	Legendary		Disavowed Assassin Bundle
Dog of War	Legendary		Wolf Operator Bundle
Frontier Finisher	Legendary		Most Wanted Bundle
Hammer Uppercut	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Bulldozer Operator Bundle
Jump Shot	Legendary		SHRP: Special Hazard Response Protocol Bundle
Maim & Tame	Legendary		Reactive Maxis Operator Bundle
Nail Driver	Legendary		Full Assault Bundle
Overpower	Legendary		Zombie Dozer Bundle
Pain In The Neck	Legendary		Season One Battle Pass Tier 19
Plague Hound	Legendary		Corpse Collector Bundle
Rearranged Thoughts	Legendary		Stitch Sentinel Bundle
Shortcut	Legendary		Deadly Grip Bundle
Splitting Hairs	Legendary		In the Sticks Bundle
Tactical Roll	Legendary		Season Two Battle Pass Tier 19
Tight Rope	Legendary		Scar Tissue Bundle
Wrap Around	Legendary		Soul Reaper Bundle
Assassination	Legendary		Death Squad Bundle
Axe Murder	Legendary		Season Six Battle Pass Tier 19
Axe Nicely	Epic		Tracer Pack: Cel-Shaded Bundle
Ballistic Blast	Legendary		Disappearing Ink Bundle
Big Bang	Legendary		Metamorphosis Bundle
Body Slam	Epic		Cyber Space Bundle
Boom Surprise	Epic		Tracer Pack: Dead City Bundle
Brutalize	Legendary		Quick Death Bundle
Casual Surprise	Legendary		Mystic's Scepter Bundle
Caved In	Legendary		Invasive Species Bundle
Chin-Up	Legendary		Corruptive Engima Bundle
Cold Beatdown	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Covert Processing Bundle
Combat Kill	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Rambo Operator Bundle
Cracked Open	Legendary		Stolen Goods Bundle
Crash Course	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Brain Washed Bundle
Crawling Zombie	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Necro Queen Bundle
Crispy	Legendary		Pharaoh of Death Bundle
Disarmed	Epic		Requiem Reconnaissance Bundle
Disconnect	Epic		Powder Keg Bundle
Dispatch Agent	Legendary		Agent Adler Bundle
Drop Dead	Legendary		Reactive Luchador Bundle
Executioner	Legendary		The Berserker Bundle
Ferocious Hare	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Death's Approach Bundle
Force of Will	Legendary		Thunder Storm Bundle
Garrote	Legendary		Nasty Bite Bundle
Gravedigger	Legendary		Shadow Commando Bundle
Hammer Head	Legendary		Conqueror Bundle
Head Harvester	Legendary		Mother Russia Bundle
Heartfelt Goodbye	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Data Overload Bundle
Hidden Gun	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Die Hard Operator Bundle
Hook & Hinder	Legendary		Split Personality Bundle
Hook & Sinker	Epic		Inside Job Bundle
Hot Shot Slide	Epic		Short Temper Bundle
Incendiary	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Judge Dredd Bundle
Killer Moves	Epic		Dark Dispatch Bundle
Knee Capped	Legendary		Rainbow Rot Bundle
Komodo Dragon	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Salah Operator Bundle
Leap Shot	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Rambo Operator Bundle
Loose Ends	Legendary		Road Rage II Bundle
Mind Games	Legendary		Season Five Battle Pass Tier 19
Nailed Down	Legendary		Death's Veil Maxis Bundle
Nailed It	Epic		Tracer Pack: Motocross Bundle
Optical Illusion	Epic		Magma Fury Bundle
Outmatched	Legendary		Eternal Strike Bundle
Penalty Kick	Legendary		Hat Trick Bundle
Pointed End	Epic		Terrible End Bundle
Repairs With Klaus	Legendary		Disciple of Mayhem Bundle
Road Rash	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Stryker Operator Bundle
Scorpion Slam	Epic		Iron Sorrow Bundle
Settle Down	Legendary		Most Wanted II Bundle
Shortcut	Legendary		Karate Master Bundle
Shot Down	Epic		Tracer Pack: Ghost of War Bundle
Shot Up	Epic		Tracer Pack: Fireworks Bundle
Sky is Falling	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Donnie Darko Bundle
Slash & Stab	Legendary		Spectral Sai Bundle
Slithering Jab	Legendary		Red Queen Bundle
Snow Leopard	Legendary		Zenya Cold Blooded Bundle
Soul Torn	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Spirit Tamer Bundle
Spare a Light	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Gilded Agent Bundle
Spin Move	Legendary		The Tanker Bundle
Spring Attack	Legendary		Ninjutsu Bundle
Stay Put	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Annihilation Bundle
Stick Up	Epic		Tracer Pack: Lumens Maxis Bundle
Suplex	Legendary		Nefarious Tactics Bundle
Swinging Heat	Legendary		Heavy Hitter Bundle
Switcheroo	Legendary		Framework Bundle
Tapped Out	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Oktoberfest Bundle
Timber	Legendary		Mutagen Bundle
Tortured	Legendary		Samurai's Creed Bundle
Twisted Reverse	Legendary		Season Four Battle Pass Tier 19
Undercarriage	Legendary		Workout Plan Bundle
Unlikely Volunteer	Epic		Lazar Operator Bundle
Vertical Slice	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Void Wielder Bundle
Victim Inflicted	Epic		Dark & Stormy Bundle
Violent End	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Screan Operator Bundle
Wacked	Epic		Infiltrate Bundle
Zombie Decay	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Weaver Operator Bundle

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Like in Modern Warfare, Finishing Moves in Call of Duty: Vanguard can be unique to specific operators while some are available universally. Unlike the previous two games however, operators will not say anything after the finisher is completed. Performing 25 Finishing Moves will unlock Shigenori.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Rarity	Preview	How to obtain
Rack It	Base		Unlocked by default
Angler's Hook	Common		Lewis - Operator Level 17
Arnis Assault	Common		Isabella - Operator Level 17
Barrel It Up	Common		Wade - Operator Level 17
Butcher's Cut	Common		Beatrice - Operator Level 17
Big Time Operator	Common		Butcher - Operator Level 17
Capoeira Carnage	Common		Gustavo - Operator Level 17
Dig Deep	Common		Daniel - Operator Level 17
Few Screws Loose	Common		Thomas - Operator Level 17
Hammered	Common		Lucas - Operator Level 17
Hamstrung	Common		Halima - Operator Level 17
Hapkido	Common		Kim Tae Young - Operator Level 17
Highlander Hello	Common		Callum - Operator Level 17
Iaijutsu	Common		Shigenori - Operator Level 17
Kidney Cutter	Common		Solange - Operator Level 17
Maced	Common		Constanze - Operator Level 17
Machete Magic	Common		Padmavati - Operator Level 17
Neck Adjustment	Common		Florence - Operator Level 17
No Escape	Common		Mateo - Operator Level 17
Picked Off	Common		Anna - Operator Level 17
Pressure Points	Common		Roland - Operator Level 17
Silent Ambush	Common		Ikenna - Operator Level 17
Suplex	Common		Francis - Operator Level 17
Takedown	Common		Arthur - Operator Level 17
Vicious	Common		Polina - Operator Level 17
Hanging The Lights	Epic		Secret Santa Bundle
Pop Bottles	Epic		Broken Resolutions Bundle
Straight To The Point	Epic		Season Five Battle Pass Tier 49
Ba-Da-Boom!	Legendary		Season Five Battle Pass Tier 2
Blocker Remover	Legendary		T-1000 - Tracer Pack: Terminator T-1000 Ultra Operator - Limited Time Bundle
Blowin' Smoke	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Blunt Force Drama Bundle
Caught By Surprise	Legendary		Ancient Hunter Mastercraft Bundle
Cut The Crap	Legendary		Wade - Tracer Pack: Umbrella Academy — Cha-Cha Bundle
Don't Look At Explosions!	Legendary		From The Ashes Bundle
Dragged To Hell	Legendary		Anna - Tracer Pack: Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Death Bundle
Elegant Precision	Legendary		Moon Forged Bundle
Elfsecution	Legendary		Santa's Slay Bundle
Eternal Hunger	Legendary		Lucas - Tracer Pack: Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine Bundle
Extinction Event	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Fossil Maker Mastercraft Bundle
Fenrir Unchained	Legendary		Pack Leader Ultra Bundle
Finishizzle Movizzle	Legendary		Snoop - Tracer Pack: Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle
Gojira Stomp	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Godzilla Reactive Mastercraft Limited Time Bundle
Gravity Inversion	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Kong Limited Time Bundle
Laying On The Lumber	Legendary		Icebreaker Bundle
Main Squeeze	Legendary		Heart Breaker Bundle
Radioactive Shower	Legendary		Toxic Valkyrie Bundle
Raptor Rage	Legendary		Season One Battle Pass Tier 19
Reindog Rampage	Legendary		Krampus Unleashed Bundle
Shocking Revelation	Legendary		Lewis - Tracer Pack: Umbrella Academy — Hazel Bundle
Spine Shatterer	Legendary		Season Two Battle Pass Tier 19
Steel Cut	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Attack on Titan — Levi Edition Bundle
Terminal Halitosis	Legendary		Solange - Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Pestilence Ultra Skin Bundle
Terminated	Legendary		T-800 - Tracer Pack: Terminator T-800 Mastercraft Ultra Operator - Limited Time Bundle
Threshing Strike	Legendary		Season Four Battle Pass Tier 49
Violent Declaration	Legendary		Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War Ultra Skin Bundle

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Finishing Moves return in Modern Warfare II, and are no longer tied to rarity. They are also universal (with certain exceptions), though the majority of them are associated with unlocking individual operators. When performed, Finishing Moves will also hide the UI until the animation is complete. Finishing Moves with firearms can also use the player's equipped gun, provided that it is of the same weapon type as the Finishing Move's default weapon. Performing one Finishing Move will unlock König.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Preview	How to obtain	Effects
Making Holes		Unlocked with König
Punctual Puncture		Unlocked with Zimo
Sidearm Hustle		Unlocked with Soap
Kneecaps And Brainpans		Unlocked with Price
Slice And Easy		Unlocked with Luna
Main Man		Unlocked with Gus
Lights Out		Unlocked by default
Blowout		Unlocked with Fender
Racked And Wrecked		Unlocked with Kleo
LMG KIA		Unlocked with Farah
Up Close And High Caliber		Unlocked by default
Sighted In		Unlocked with Chuy	Head dismembered
Point And Shoot		Unlocked with Ghost	Head dismembered
Hammer Meet Skull		Unlocked with Gromsko
Breach And Fear		Unlocked with Hutch
Resident Drummer		Unlocked with Calisto
Bloody Percussionist		Unlocked with Oni	Head dismembered on standing and downed variant
Lumber Smack		Unlocked with Zero
Chopping Block		Unlocked with Conor
Don't Struggle		Unlocked with Stiletto
A Friendly Hello		Unlocked with Roze
Slingblade		Unlocked with Horangi
Planting Steel		Unlocked with Nova
Knuckle Up		Unlocked with Reyes
Cage Match		Unlocked with Aksel
Gravity Assist		Unlocked with Zeus
Sweet Dreams		Season One Battle Pass Sector A18
No Firearms Needed		Unlocked with Messi
Jaw Buster		Unlocked with Paul Pogba
All Kicks		Unlocked with Neymar Jr
A Bit Stabby		Unlocked with Gaz
Suplex Deluxe		Unlocked with Klaus
Killer Kodachis		Unlocked with Ronin	Plays music
Sticky Situation		Season Two Battle Pass Sector B10
Smooth Cuts		Tracer Pack: Shinobi Bundle
Smack Attack		Tracer Pack: Purple Jolt Bundle
Foul Fate		Tracer Pack: Bone Chiller Bundle
Rapid Incision		Tracer Pack: Pádraig's Pandemonium Bundle
Shred 'Em Up		Unlocked with Shredder	Plays music
Shotgun Slayed		Unlocked with Valeria
Close Encounter		Unlocked with Alejandro
Timber!		Season Three Battle Pass Sector C10
BlackCell SOP		Season Three Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Bong Rip		Tracer Pack: Dr. Kushlov Bundle
OMG LMG		Unlocked with Alex	Dismemberment on prone variant
Deadly From Downtown		Unlocked with Kevin Durant
Tatman Tactics		Unlocked with TimTheTatman
Kickin' It		Unlocked with Nickmercs
Electrifying		Unlocked by earning 35 Medals during the Assault on Vondel event
Let's Go Clubbing		Unlocked by performing a Finishing Move on another player in Vondel during a match of Resurgence or DMZ
Shell Of A Day		Season Four Battle Pass Sector D12
Heavy Handed		Unlocked with Nikto
BlackCell Moves		Season Four Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Spinal Adjustment		Unlocked with Vega
Bruised And Battered		Griffin Pro Pack
Necessary Evil		Unlocked with Starlight
Laser Everyone		Unlocked with Homelander	Head dismembered
Shhh		Unlocked with Black Noir	Buster Beaver appears on corpse
Bootlicker		Unlocked with Izzy
Tactical Pet: Merlin		Season Five Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Cranial Crack		Unlocked with Velikan or Season Five Battle Pass Sector E18
No Scope Needed		Unlocked with Oz	Head dismembered on standing and downed variant
Sidepiece Deceased		Unlocked with Mila or Season Five Battle Pass Sector E6
Crowbar 101		Unlocked with Graves
Snoop Hustle		Exclusive to Snoop Dogg	Plays music
Get Bodied		Unlocked with Nicki Minaj	Plays music
Stabbed... A Lot		Unlocked with 21 Savage	Plays music
Tactical Pet: Syd		Tracer Pack: Ruff Day Bundle
Beat Drop		Hip Hop Hutch Bundle
Hip Hop Hurt		Tracer Pack: Hippin' and Hoppin' Bundle
Play for Sport		Unlocked with Lara Croft
No Escape		Unlocked with Mace
Tactical Pet: Megabyte		Season Six Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Hammer It Out		Unlocked with Spawn	Head dismembered
Death Summons		Tracer Pack: Witchcraft Bundle
Fate and Consequence		Unlocked with Alucard
More Where That Came From		Tracer Pack: Bloodless Bundle
Daughter of Hatred		Unlocked with Lilith
Skeletor's Malice		Unlocked with Skeletor
Trick and Treat		Tracer Pack: Pumpkin Patch Pro Pack	Head and limbs dismembered
Boomstick Boogie		Unlocked with Ash	Head dismembered, plays music
Inarius Impaling		Unlocked with Inarius
Reaping Souls		Battle Buddy Tracer Pack: Grim Tidings Bundle
Sardaukar Wrath		Unlocked with Sardaukar

Call of Duty: Mobile

The Finishing Move feature returns in Call of Duty: Mobile, referred to as Execution. It was added in July 2023 as part of Season 6: Templar's Oath.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Finishing Moves return in Modern Warfare III, and function the same as in Modern Warfare II.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Preview	How to obtain	Effects
Stick N' Move		Unlocked by default
Mag Out		Unlocked with Swagger
Neck Trauma		Unlocked with Doc
Blicked Up		Unlocked with Warden
Hostile Precision		Unlocked with Makarov
Get Wrecked		Unlocked with Warrior
Point Blank		Unlocked with Lockpick
Flexed Upon		Season One Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Hands Off The Merchandise		Season One Battle Pass Instant Sector
Muay Bueno		Season One Battle Pass Sector A5
Bend and Snap		Season One Battle Pass Sector A8
Revenge Redeemed		Season One Battle Pass Sector A14
Chip and Shatter		Unlocked with Paul Atreides
Feyd's Frenzy		Unlocked with Feyd-Rautha
Santa's Right Hand		Santa's Slayground Event Reward
Fastest Man In the World		Unlocked with A-Train
Freedom of Speech		Unlocked with Firecracker
Flesh Stripped and Gold Dipped		Season Two Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Send in The Good Boy		Season Two Battle Pass Instant Sector
Ninjanuity		Season Two Battle Pass Sector B8
LMG Go Brrrrrrrrrrrr		Season Two Battle Pass Sector B11
Play Dead		Season Two Battle Pass Sector B13
Leave the Dead		Season Two Battle Pass Completion Sector
Dead Cuts		Unlocked with Michonne
Evisceration		Tracer Pack: Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines Bundle
Tactical Pet: Servo-Skull		Tracer Pack: Warhammer 40,000 Astra Militarum Bundle	Head dismembered
Kong's Knuckle Slamwich		Tracer Pack: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Kong Bundle
Tactical Pet: D-O-Double-G		Season Three Battle Pass Instant Sector
Double Barrel Disrespect		Season Three Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Sidearm Swap		Season Three Battle Pass Sector 6
Frostbite Finish		Tracer Pack: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Shimo Bundle
Whipslashed Unleashed		Tracer Pack: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Skar King Bundle
Playing Catch		Tracer Pack: Rebirth Soldier Ultra Skin Bundle
Feel the Heat Ray		Tracer Pack: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Godzilla Bundle
Secondhand Smoke		Unlocked with Cheech or Chong
Akimbo Assault		Season Three Battle Pass Sector 23 Challenge: Get 5 Operator headshots or Special Zombie critical kills with Assault Rifles
Sick 'Em Haven		Unlocked with D Book
Identity Theft		Season Four Battle Pass BlackCell Sector (Exclusive to Dupe and Copy)	Dupe/Copy transforms into killed Operator
Bone Snapper		Season Four Battle Pass Instant Sector
Give 'Em Shell		Season Four Battle Pass Sector 9
Searing Slash		Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit - MS-06S Zaku II Bundle
Newtype Finisher		Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit - RX-78-2 Gundam Bundle
You Can't Kill Me		Complete the three Black Ops 6 Event Challenges in Warzone during Season Four.
Elegant Riposte		Season Four Battle Pass Sector 23 Challenge: Get 7 Operator or Special Zombie Tac-Stance kills with Shotguns
Bullet Boogey		Tracer Pack: 8-Bit Blitz Bundle
Tactical Gasoline		Tracer Pack: TacGas Bundle
Judge, Jury and Finisher		Season Five Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Riptide		Unlocked with Rhea Ripley
The Chair!		Season Five Battle Pass Sector 9
Free Kick		Season Five Battle Pass Sector 12
Powerbomb		Season Five Battle Pass Completion Sector
Cross Rhodes		Unlocked with Cody Rhodes
Divine Touch		Tracer Pack: Down From the Sky Ultra Skin Mastercraft Bundle
Mysterio Bulldog		Unlocked with Rey Mysterio
Wrong Made Right		Unlocked with The Crow	Head dismembered
Throat Rip	File:ThroatRip FinishingMove Icon MWIII.png	Season Six Battle Pass BlackCell Sector
Haddonfield Takedown	File:HaddonfieldTakedown FinishingMove Icon MWIII.png	Season Six Battle Pass Instant Sector
Dixon's Retribution	File:DixonsRetribution FinishingMove Icon MWIII.png	Unlocked with Daryl Dixon
Lollipopped	File:Lollipopped FinishingMove Icon MWIII.png	Unlocked with Sam

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Finishing Moves return in Black Ops 6.

List of Finishing Moves

Name	Icon	Preview	How to obtain	Effects
Batter Up			Available by default
Hook & Slash			Available by default

Trivia

General

• It is possible to perform a Finishing Move on a player who is already performing one. The victim of the initial Finishing Move will not die in this case.
• All Finishing Move animations take four seconds to complete, with the exception of a few taking three (such as "Pierce the Jug" in Modern Warfare and "Sardaukar Wrath" in Modern Warfare II).
• Any Finishing Move that involves a firearm will produce blips on an enemy's compass, despite not being normal use of the gun.
  • Prior to a patch in Modern Warfare, a player with any one of these Finishing Moves equipped would be able to use the weapon while on a ladder.
• Using a Finishing Move on a cliff, ledge or stairs may result in either players falling, canceling the action.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

• Operators of the same faction tend to share the same forms of combat in their Finishing Moves.
• The preview images for Finishing Moves may show versions of Operators that do not reflect their default appearance.
• The "Hello Stranger" Finishing Move is a direct reference to Roach's death at the hands of Shepherd in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
• The prone version of Krueger's "Knife To Meet You" Finishing Move is a direct reference to an action scene in the film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
• The name of the "Payback" Finishing Move is a reference to the Black Ops mission Payback.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

• During Finishing Moves that utilize a Sledgehammer, some of the victim's teeth can be observed flying out.
• Prior to Season Three, Finishing Move preview icons featured Woods performing them on Vargas while the preview videos showcased Stone attacking Hunter. After Season Three, both preview icons and videos were changed to feature the season's Battle Pass operator attacking Hunter.
  • With Season Six and post-Season content, the attacker is Mason or Stitch.
  • Any Finishing Move that involves a crossover character however will feature them as the attacker.

Call of Duty: Vanguard

• Certain finishing moves such as "Steel Cut" or "Eternal Hunger" come with special dismemberment effects on the victim. Strangely, these are not displayed in the preview for the finishing move.
• The "Blocker Remover" and "Terminated" finishing moves are available universally for all Vanguard Operators in Warzone.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

• During the Multiplayer Open Beta, knives would be seen on Finishing Moves using pistols if the player had one equipped.
• When inspected closely, Finishing Moves utilizing firearms show that the player's Operator does not have their finger on their weapon's trigger.
• Enemy Agents will not be alerted by unsuppressed gunshots that occur within Finishing Moves.
• Up until Season One, Finishing Moves in Multiplayer would default to the "Punctual Puncture" finisher.
  • All Finishing Moves prior to that point worked in Special Ops.
• The "Timber!" finishing move was originally named "Chopping Block", which overlaps with the finishing move acquired from unlocking Conor.
• Voice lines for Finishing Moves were added during the Season Two Reloaded update.
• As of Season Five, Butch and the Competitors are the only Operators in the game who do not have unique Finishing Move unlocks associated.
• Although the "Snoop Hustle" finishing move is exclusive to Snoop Dogg, it was able to be applied universally for all operators by selecting it via the bundle page. This was fixed with the Season Five Reloaded update.
• The "Tactical Pet: Merlin" finishing move was originally called "Bark and Bite" before being renamed with the Season Five Reloaded update.
• When equipping any Tactical Pet finishing move and the High Alert perk, the pet will growl in-game when the perk is triggered.
• Oni's "Bloody Percussionist" finishing move was given dismemberment effects following his release on all platforms.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

• Finishing Moves with firearms that use your personal weapon will apply their respective tracers and death effects if it has them.
• The "Send in The Good Boy" Finishing Move was initially revealed in a blog post under the name "Goose". It is intended to be the name of Kate Laswell's pet dog featured in the Finishing Move.
  • The preview icon for this Finishing Move, however, features Ghost instead of Laswell. The Battle Pass preview model of the Finishing Move still shows Laswell.
• The "Double Barrel Disrespect" Finishing Move will always use the "Steely Gaze BlackCell" Lockwood 300 Blueprint, even if the player equips other blueprints for this gun or other Shotguns.
• Originally, the "Get Wrecked" Finishing Move was not listed as unlockable with Warrior, despite being included in his bundle. This was fixed following an unknown update.
• The "You Can't Kill Me" Finishing Move is a reference to the "sitting bull" pose, often seen in promotional artwork of the Black Ops games. The name of the Finishing Move is also a reference to Frank Woods' iconic line.
• The "Riptide", "The Chair!", "Powerbomb", "Cross Rhodes" and "Mysterio Bulldog" Finishing Moves feature commentary voicelines from WWE commentator Michael Cole.