Reception
Kerrigan was received positively by critics. In their review of StarCraft, IGN drew note to the evolution of Kerrigan's character through the story, labelling it as unforgettable and describing her transformation as "chilling". IGN ranked Kerrigan the fifth most memorable villain in gaming in 2006, listing the various exploits she committed after becoming infested, including conquering the Zerg race, infesting many worlds, and betraying her allies. Kerrigan was included among the 50 greatest female characters in the history of video games by Tom's Games in 2007, which described her "sexy, sinister and sympathetic" personality as amounting to one of the "most fascinatingly complex and memorable characters of all time." She was ranked as 23rd "hottest" fictional woman of 2012 by UGO Entertainment and as the most evil women in video gaming by complex gaming in 2012 (up from second place in 2011). Becky Cunningham, writing for Cheat Code Central in 2012, called the relationship between Kerrigan and Raynor one of the rockiest in video games. Cheat Code Central also included Kerrigan on the list of top ten "badass" women of video games that same year.
The character has also gained a large fan following. First reader's poll by GameSpot put Kerrigan as the second-best villain in video games, complimenting the character for Kerrigan's drastic transformation, her fierceness and her manipulative political abilities as well as giving commendations to Talken Campbell's voice acting. A second GameSpot poll taken in 2010 ranked Kerrigan as number one best video game villain.
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