wookong (also known as antekbaranski) was an early Roblox employee. He was hired around July 2007 as a client engineer and contributed to the game's graphical design. He introduced a new engine as well as explosions and shadows. wookong quit his position as an administrator in April 2008 for undisclosed reasons. When his account was compromised, his username was changed from "wookong" to "antekbaranski". This change was eventually reverted.
Termination[]
Wookong was terminated in sometime in November 2018. Currently, there is no clarification from Roblox as to the reason for this. It is speculated that Wookong either requested the termination or that his account was compromised due to the removal of numerous limiteds prior to the account's deletion. His name was changed from wookong to antekbaranski.
He got later unbanned on November 25, 2020. However all of his limited items are still gone.
Trivia[]
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- On June 13, 2007, wookong joined the Roblox admin team.[1]
- He is featured in the Roblox HQ place which was created by builderman.
- In late 2007, he was in a cave which almost collapsed on him and nearly killed him.[2]
- As of November 25, 2020. His account got unbanned, later on his username got changed back to wookong. It has been already claimed.
- Oddly, his avatar, along with several other former Roblox staff members, was at some point forcibly updated to R15 and the animated smile.
References[]
- ↑ Shedletsky, John (2007, June 13). "The Roblox Team Grows". From Roblox Blog. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Shedletsky, John (2007, November 14). "Straight from the Pixel Mines". From Roblox Blog. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025.