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Solid > Naked > Liquid > Solidus > Venom.

Solid and Naked could go either way. Big Boss had a long, hard career of war, and he cheated death multiple times. He was the OG super-soldier, and he was taken out by FOXDIE rather than natural causes - though the only reason he lived that long was due to an extended coma, and by using the organs of one of his clones. Even then, dude clearly had cred. But Solid Snake fought to his dying breath, and he made some hard fucking calls. He was created to be a tool, but he broke free and began a career of peace-keeping and trying to stop war. Solid tried to do the right thing, and as you can see in 4, he gave it everything he had - despite having less time on Earth, his skills and determination rival those of Big Boss himself. And that's worth something.

Liquid took a long-ass time to die. Despite his pompous nature, he had longevity and he was a cunning son of a bitch. Solidus had his own mind-bending plan, but in the end he was a pawn of the Patriots, no matter how much he tried to escape it. Liquid was a loose cannon - he was free.

Venom has cred for sure - I've played over 300 hours of TPP, so I've seen him have some mad skills - but the fact is that he was a delusional medic preyed upon by Big Boss into continuing his macho legacy and doing his dirty work for him. He had no skills for a majority of his life, and he became a pawn of Big Boss - unwillingly, via suggestion and hypnosis, and then willingly when he learned the truth. He's the Snake with the weakest mind, and his skills only offer a smokescreen for the real deal - as far as Snakes go, Venom is a pretty pale imitation. The skills are there, but the spirit isn't - he is a tool, plain and simple.
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