A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 player narrowly escaped a tough encounter due to an extraordinary stroke of luck during one of the game’s finishing moves. While finishing moves and executions are a familiar part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, they come with their own set of risks.

In live-service competitive games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, cosmetic items such as skins and accessories are often sold to allow players to customize their appearance, express themselves, or showcase their fandom for crossover franchises like Mobile Suit Gundam. Finishing moves are another monetized feature, enabling players to perform elaborate and entertaining animated executions under specific conditions to take down their opponents.

One player discovered the hard way that finishing moves aren't always foolproof. Reddit user Quantum-Buckaroo captured a particularly funny moment during a match, where an attempted execution led to the executing player unexpectedly falling. They shared this clip with the community, adding it to the ever-growing list of Call of Duty execution fails.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Execution Mishap Leads to Fortunate Escape

In a humorous Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 moment, Quantum-Buckaroo paused momentarily, going prone beneath an open skylight on a building's roof. Unexpectedly, another player dressed in a white Ghost skin attempted an execution. However, luck was on Quantum-Buckaroo's side as the execution animation involved the executing player casually walking past and shooting, leading them directly over the skylight opening. This caused the animation to glitch and drop them through the skylight to the floor below. Seizing the opportunity, Quantum-Buckaroo swiftly retaliated, eliminating their would-be assailant. The incident spared them from an embarrassing demise, as being killed by a finishing move ranks among the more humiliating ways to meet one's end in Call of Duty.

Fellow players reacted with amusement at the fortunate escape, highlighting Quantum-Buckaroo's luck in dodging a potential death caused by their own lack of awareness. The abrupt interruption of the finisher animation brought to mind scenes reminiscent of classic Looney Tunes episodes, with some suggesting adding cartoon sound effects to the clip.

While some empathized with Quantum-Buckaroo's would-be executioner, imagining the shame they might feel after such a mishap, others appreciated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's design allowing execution animations to be disrupted. They found such accidental deaths more entertaining than if executions were immune to outside interference.