The individual has been repeatedly touted as one of the most talented developers on the team.
Superman, an anonymous and enigmatic individual touted as one of the best developers in the Terra Classic Layer-1 Joint Task Force (L1JTF), is expected to return to the team in the next one to two weeks. This follows a hiatus he observed after his contribution to the L1JTF’s work on Terra Classic in the first quarter of the year.
According to LUNC Burn Army (LBA), the team’s project manager, Superman, will return to the L1JTF as the team braces itself to proceed with work for the second quarter. The disclosure elicited excitement within the community, given the vacuum created by the absence of Edward Kim and Tobias “Zaradar” Andersen.
So incredibly excited to announce that we have heard from Superman and that he will be returning to work within 1-2 weeks!!! #grateful pic.twitter.com/yOhOqTmRVJ
— 🔥LuncBurnArmy🔥 (@luncburnarmy) April 14, 2023
Superman, also commonly called Inon Man, is regarded by Edward Kim and Zaradar as one of the essential additions to the team in terms of development work. In January, Zaradar urged the community to do everything to retain the individual. Despite his laudable efforts, the individual has chosen to remain anonymous.
Zaradar further noted that, while Superman is officially regarded as working part-time, his work rate almost equals the efforts put in by most full-time developers. Zaradar had persistently ascribed several works in Q1 to him. However, he revealed last Tuesday that the individual had been MIA for six weeks.
Following the recent disclosure of his impending return, Zaradar noted that the team is lucky to have him back. The developer further implored that they not chase him away as they have done with other developers.
Just to clarify some of Demons FUD about Superman. The guy is absolutely above board and the only person I consider a peer in our team. Your lucky to have him, don’t chase him away like some of your other devs 🙏 https://t.co/FaRQZyA9sV
— Tobias Andersen (@ZaradarBH) April 14, 2023
Rumors of Arrest Warrant Debunked
Notably, there have been rumors of arrest warrants out for Superman and given his anonymity within the community; community members could neither confirm nor refute these conjectures. However, upon receiving news of his return, Kim assured the community that these rumors were false.
“I can squash the rumor that there is an active arrest warrant out. this is not true. they are 100% compliant with their local jurisdiction,” Kim remarked. He also confirmed that Superman did not make a plea bargain.
that is good news, thanks for sharing. I can squash the rumor that there is an active arrest warrant out. this is not true. they are 100% compliant with their local jurisdiction.
— Edward Kim (@edk208) April 14, 2023
Despite this assurance, prominent community member DemonMonkey insisted that Superman denies the allegations personally. When asked if the arrest warrant rumors were true, Zaradar confirmed that he disclosed information on the matter, but he never implied that there was an arrest warrant out for Superman.
According to Zaradar, he revealed that Superman was engaged with other activity elsewhere which bordered on legal matters. Zaradar mentioned that he never insinuated that the activity involved crime. However, DemonMonkey insists that the individual is at loggerheads with the law.