The 25 Greatest Soldier Protagonists in Video Games

Stealth operatives, armored supersoldiers and grizzled squad leaders all carried their franchises. Personality matters as much as firepower.

1. 1
   Master Chief

   John-117, the SPARTAN-II super-soldier of the UNSC who leads the Halo series.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Solid Snake

   Legendary FOXHOUND operative and the main protagonist of Konami's Metal Gear series.
   960pts
3. 3
   Nathan Hale

   U.S. Army sergeant fighting the alien Chimera in Resistance: Fall of Man.
   871pts
4. 4
   Captain Price

   Veteran British SAS officer John Price, the recurring mentor and playable hero of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series.
   801pts
5. 5
   Iden Versio

   Commander of the Imperial special forces unit Inferno Squad in Star Wars Battlefront II's campaign.
   767pts
6. 6
   Alex Mason

   CIA special operations soldier haunted by brainwashing in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
   705pts
7. 7
   Doomguy

   The silent space marine of id Software's Doom series, later known as the Doom Slayer.
   632pts
8. 8
   Captain Martin Walker

   Delta Force captain who leads a recon team into sandstorm-ravaged Dubai in Spec Ops: The Line.
   632pts
9. 9
   Bill Rizer

   Contra unit commando who battles the Red Falcon organization in Konami's Contra series.
   548pts
10. 10
    Jack Cooper

    Militia rifleman who becomes a Pilot alongside the Titan BT-7274 in Titanfall 2.
    548pts
11. 11
    Adrian Shephard

    U.S. Marine corporal sent into Black Mesa in Half-Life: Opposing Force.
    548pts
12. 12
    Marcus Fenix

    Gruff COG sergeant who leads Delta Squad against the Locust Horde in Gears of War.
    448pts
13. 13
    Kait Diaz

    Outsider-turned-COG soldier who is the main protagonist of Gears 5.
    448pts
14. 14
    Matt Baker

    101st Airborne sergeant leading his squad through Normandy in Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
    448pts
15. 15
    Prophet

    Delta Force soldier Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, the Nanosuit-wearing protagonist of Crysis 3.
    448pts
16. 16
    Raiden

    FOXHOUND rookie and protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2, later the cyborg hero of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
    329pts
17. 17
    Nathan Spencer

    Bionic-armed soldier Nathan "Rad" Spencer, hero of Capcom's Bionic Commando series.
    329pts
18. 18
    Noble Six

    SPARTAN-III soldier and player character of Halo: Reach, fighting in the fall of planet Reach.
    329pts
19. 19
    Captain Titus

    Ultramarines captain who leads the fight against the Orks and Tyranids in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Space Marine 2.
    329pts
20. 20
    Marco Rossi

    Leader of the Peregrine Falcon Strike Force and the signature hero of SNK's Metal Slug series.
    329pts
21. 21
    Sam Fisher

    Former Navy SEAL turned covert operative who stars in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series.
    329pts
22. 22
    Commander Shepard

    Systems Alliance N7 officer and Spectre who commands the Normandy in the Mass Effect trilogy.
    0pts
23. 23
    Karl Fairburne

    Allied sniper who operates behind enemy lines throughout the Sniper Elite series.
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24. 24
    Big Boss

    Naked Snake, the legendary special forces soldier who stars in Metal Gear Solid 3, Peace Walker and The Phantom Pain's backstory.
    0pts
25. 25
    B.J. Blazkowicz

    American soldier and OSS agent who fights the Nazi regime across the Wolfenstein series.
    0pts

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