 Talken Campbell described Kerrigan's transformation as "going from good girl to bad girl"; many of the aspects of Kerrigan's infested character design are inspired by the Greek gorgon Medusa.IGN rated Kerrigan as the fifth most memorable video game villain, while readers of GameSpot put Kerrigan as the most evil video game villain.During the events of "Legacy of the Void", Kerrigan enters into an alliance with Artanis while investigating the Xel'Naga homeworld Ulnar.