Nerdist described the Dark Queen as a "sexed-up, dominatrix version of Natasha Fatale from "Rocky & Bullwinkle"." Others compared her to Jessica Rabbit and Scylla the witch from "Hugo", in addition to Elvira. Jason F.C. Clarke of Topless Robot stated she "rivals "Sin"s Elexis Sinclaire and "Soulcalibur"s Ivy for sheer cleavage" and Hardcore Gaming 101 described her as "basically a sexy Shredder". Gawker commented on the short-lived "Battletoads" cartoon how "Shredder had nothing on the Toads' sexy nemesis, the Dark Queen" and Meristation similarly stated that if they would have to choose between her and the Shredder there would be no contest. "Complex" noted that "where the TMNT had April O'Neil to flirt with, the most bodacious chick in the "Battletoads" universe is ironically the final boss who wants them all dead."