 Creative director Andy Chambers regards the resurrection as an experiment by the Zerg, while Metzen notes that Stukov's resurrection had "really interesting hooks".Blizzard's former producer Bill Roper hoped that Stukov's storyline will be developed further, noting that the character would only be reintroduced if Blizzard can "figure out the right way to do it".In the Epilogue of "Legacy of the Void", Stukov joins in the battle against a resurrected Duran, revealed to be a Xel'Naga.