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The denizens roaming around and taking photos with tourists in New York's famed Times Square consist of the usual suspects.
There's Mickey, Minnie, and Elmo, all of whose likenesses remain questionable.
But there was one character sighting not part of the usual lineup that had people guessing about his mysterious identity. Many thought he was Spider-Man's nemesis, the Green Goblin.
A video of a guy hoverboarding above the heads of tourists was posted by Twitter user Rex Chapman, and it went viral with 5.5 million views and received over 116K likes to date.
He casually captioned the video with:
"Oh nothing – just a dude flying around NYC..."
Oh nothing - just a dude flying around NYC… https://t.co/qJp2mKgV8R— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@Rex Chapman🏇🏼) 1624290009.0
Many on the internet were convinced the airborne individual wearing a helmet was the famous supervillain.
@RexChapman GREEN GOBLIN 🤣 https://t.co/MKuobzw5Ur— BLURAYANGEL (@BLURAYANGEL) 1624292603.0
@RexChapman Spider-Man 3 May 2002 (USA) https://t.co/OT6e6n3tnM— Blockbuster Plus (@Blockbuster Plus) 1624290480.0
@blurayangel @RexChapman The dude in his head https://t.co/RnQSZWLsUB— 🐢jay🐬 (@🐢jay🐬) 1624298958.0
@blurayangel @RexChapman Everyone's sleeping on this man tho. Hobgoblin https://t.co/JzpLSfxiiu— Timothy (@Timothy) 1624300635.0
So…we’re just gonna kick back while the next green goblin is in training 😂 https://t.co/FJUiuV0GFu— Sammy Rizek (FREE PALESTINE) (@Sammy Rizek (FREE PALESTINE)) 1624291204.0
@SammyRizek Someone better step up an let yourself be bitten by a spider real quick— bruce (@bruce) 1624293382.0
There was also speculation the guy was trying to be Loki – Thor's also-ran adopted brother who has his own eponymous spinoff series on Disney +.
@blurayangel @RexChapman And it looks like he has Loki's helmet? 0_o He's DEFINITELY a big Marvel fan, lol.— NRF3703 (MAIN) (NSFW Acct.) (TOH & LOKI Spoilers.) (@NRF3703 (MAIN) (NSFW Acct.) (TOH & LOKI Spoilers.)) 1624293436.0
Others weighed in with their thoughts about the available mode of transportation.
@SammyRizek Hoverboards are awesome. That one can be bought and costs about 40k.— Max Ehfort (@Max Ehfort) 1624300764.0
@SammyRizek I know it sounds stupid, I am 44 and when I see stuff like this, the future is here!— PAUL A (@PAUL A) 1624296919.0
Not everyone approved.
@RexChapman Next time you wonder why it's 2021 and we don't have flying cars yet, imagine what the skies would soun… https://t.co/hv1In36qsT— Scott Seymour (@Scott Seymour) 1624290581.0
The video was also shared on Reddit's PublicFreakout subReddit – where a reader expressed safety concerns over the stunt.
"Man usually I'm all for people doing whatever the hell they want, but seeing this operating around that many non consenting people makes me a bit hesitant."
"Maybe he's in a controlled area but I would be upset if I just saw some random Joe hovering around my city on one of these."
The flying man's identity remains a mystery.