Grab Kills

Grab Kills are execution methods Jason can use when he grabs a counselor in Friday the 13th: The Game.

When trying to murder a counselor, Jason can forgo combat by instead grabbing them; this suppresses any actions his victim can do other than struggle to break free (or use a pocket knife if they have any).

In the customization screen, the player can unlock Non-Weapon Kills as well as Weapon Kills based on how much Customization Points (CP) they have available from playing multiplayer. Context Kills (also known as "Environment Kills") are also available, and for free; Jason merely needs to carry his victim grabbed in-hand to a usable spot in the environment. Jason is able to choose from up to four unlocked weapon as well as non-weapon kills depending on player preference, and can use any context kill so long as you are near the spot of interaction with a counselor in hand.

Gameplay
While grab kills are mainly for sadistic fun, the strategy itself helps ensure Jason can execute counselors without having to fight them. This way, he can avoid taking damage which might eventually cause him to lose his mask. It's for this reason most counselors will avoid facing Jason alone; they can only struggle while panicking if they are caught.

If a counselor does manage to escape Jason's grasp (either by successfully pressing the buttom prompt enough times or using a pocket knife), they will gain an instant Stamina boost depending on how strong their Luck stat is. A counselor's ability to break free from Jason's grasp is based on how strong their Strength as well as Composure stats are. Furthermore, some Jasons will either have a stronger or weaker grip strength; keep this in mind if you prefer executing counselors via grab kills or hacking/slashing them to death with your weapon.

In-game the two fastest grab kills to activate once a counselor is grabbed is the Head Punch as well as Choke (new players have this one from the start). However, some players consider these two grab kills as being too powerful since it gives Jason's victims almost no chance to survive, and there are some in the community who look down upon Jason players who use nothing but these two grab kills to execute their victims. In the end, it's your choice which grab kills you want to use. If you wish to challenge yourself while actually being fun to fight, avoid using Head Punch as well as Choke. On the flip side, use these two grab kills exclusively if you don't have friends.

Finally, unless there's a grab kill from the weapon/non-weapon categories you really want, it's better to save your CP for purchasing counselor perks instead until you have several useful perks at hand. Since no multiplayer game mode exists that guarentees you will spawn as Jason in a match, you will spawn as a counselor more often. It's better to focus on improving counselor gameplay using stronger as well as more useful perks compared to just unlocking new grab kills for aesthetics. Even if you're looking to add variety to your grab kills, you can always use the context kills for this purpose, so you won't have to worry about grab kills becoming too boring.

Non-Weapon Kills
Any Jason can use this type of execution once they are bought. These types of executions are based on Jason using his bare hands, and contain some of the fastest grab kill animations in the game.

Weapon Kills
These executions revolve around Jason murdering his victims with the weapon he is equipped with. As a result, they are exclusive to each respective Jason in the descriptions.

Downloadable Weapon Kills
These are only available for those who purchases the Downloadable Packs off of their systems store. These executions revolve around Jason murdering his victims with the weapon he is equipped with. As a result, they are exclusive to each respective Jason in the descriptions.

Context Kills ("Environmental Kills")
If Jason happens to be near a button prompt while holding a victim, he can use it to perform a unique execution. These are free as well as available to every Jason, although carrying a counselor over to one could give the counselor time to break free. Five new kills (Boom Box, Kitchen Knife Stab and Throat Slit, Screw Driver, and Stove Pot) were added during the October 2017 Update Patch.

They are high risk if you're aren't near the spot you wish to use, but the animation can be worth the trouble.

In the films

 * The Bear Hug came from Jason Goes to Hell (1993); Jason performs a bear hug on Creighton Duke to murder him.
 * The Head Crush as well as Heart Punch both came from Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986). The latter happens when Jason punches his fist through Tommy's friend Hawes' heart, and the former happens in the climax where Officer Pappas gets his head crushed in by Jason's bare hands. However, unlike in the game, for Hawes' death Jason doesn't lift him up nor curiously looks inside the hole pierced through his body.
 * The Head Squeeze is based on an execution Jason used in Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982). Jason grabbed Rick from behind, and squeezed his head until it was crushed completely. However unlike in the game, one of Rick's eyeballs shortly pops out of their socket. The kill is also used in Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), albeit slightly different, in that in the movie Jason squeezes Benjamin Robert "Ben" MacNeal's head from the top and bottom of the jaw instead of from the sides like in the game.
 * The Head Punch as well as Two Handed Choke both originated from Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. In the former, Jason decapitated Julius Gaw in one punch, and the latter happened earlier in the film where Jason strangles Eva Watanabe on the disco dance floor. However, unlike in the game, Jason does not stomp on her head afterwards.
 * The Jarvis is a reference to how Jason himself was killed by the young Tommy Jarvis in Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984).
 * The Pamela is based on how Pamela Voorhees, Jason's mother, was killed by Alice Hardy in the original film; upon decapitation, her hands exaggeratedly move up and clench in the air.
 * The Sleeping Bag Kill comes from several different movies throughout the franchise, and is widely considered by fans to be Jason's signature execution method if not one of his most memorable. However, there are many different variations of it; the version seen in-game is based on Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, albeit Jason slams his victim three times in-game while in the movie he only did so once. A deleted scene from the film revealed Jason was originally supposed to thrash his victim six times against the tree, but it had to be cut in order to prevent the movie from receiving an X-rating at the time.
 * The Back Breaker as well as the Neck Twist is taken from Jason X (2001). The latter is based on the execution used by Jason to kill Sven and is slightly different in game, in that in the movie Jason twists his head/neck around, while in the game Jason twists the head/neck to the side. The former is used on Azrael Benrubi and is taken directly from the movie.
 * The Machete Stab is used in several films and differs slightly in each of them. The movies that use this kill are Friday The 13th (1980), Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985), Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and Jason X (2001).