Moment toddler dressed as Captain America vanquishes NYC street performer – but shin kick sends comedian flying into a nearby musician
- Esteban Romero posted another video on his Instagram yesterday in which his character falls on a musician
- Romero is known for his portrayal of a homeless man named ‘Dontarius’
- The young boy angrily chased Dontarius during their meeting
A street performer in NYC’s Times Square was ‘conquered’ with a shin kick by a young Captain America, but it sent the comedian flying into a nearby musician.
New York comedian Esteban Romero portrayed his famous character named ‘Dontarius’ in a 2022 video that he reposted to his Instagram yesterday.
In the video, Dontarius begged a woman for money while wearing a pair of worn gray sweatpants.
After she angrily blew him away, a little boy dressed as Captain America kicked Dontarius in the shin, causing him to fall onto a musician.
The young superhero then continued to chase Dontarius and hit him repeatedly with his shield.
It is unclear if anyone was injured, but the recently surfaced video shows that everyone involved escaped unscathed.
New York comedian Esteban Romero portrayed his famous character named ‘Dontarius’ in Times Square in 2022 and he reposted the video on his Instagram on March 17.
Romero’s Dontarius was rejected by an irritated woman, which led to him being kicked in the leg by a boy dressed as Captain America
Romero’s ‘Dontarius’ has starred in several viral videos in recent years since he started his comedy career in 2003.
Interestingly enough, Romero had things in common with his character Dontarius, as he himself was homeless for a few years.
“I’ve been a vagabond, I’ve been homeless,” he told the newspaper New York Post in 2022.
Romero revealed that he had been squatting in a Brooklyn building and sleeping on the subway from 2013 to 2019.
His character Dontarius has been featured in videos filmed in New York City subway stations. A notable video that went viral on social media in 2023 featured his character taking on Spider-Man in a subway station on Utica Avenue.
Romero’s ‘Dontarius’ has starred in several viral videos in recent years since he started his comedy career in 2003
The New York comedian has collaborated with several comedians and writers and even battled Spider-Man in a subway station
Spider-Man ultimately won and it led to Romero’s ‘Dontarius’ being pulled down the stairs by the superhero.
Romero also posted a video of his Dontarius character on the subway yesterday and he wasn’t exactly begging for money.
Instead, Dontarius was angry at a passenger who stepped on his new sneakers.
Romero started yelling and screaming and eventually pushed the passenger against the doors and threw him out of the subway.
Since he shared the videos, Instagram users have added several laughing emojis in the comment sections.
Social media users have enjoyed watching the videos Romero has posted over the years and have commented on the original and new post of his video shot in Times Square
Instagram users who didn’t provide laughing emojis mentioned the little boy and woman in the video.
“A woman with standards, rare,” one user joked in the comments section.
Some Instagram users who commented on the original 2022 video showed how they recognize Dontarius.
“Ayo, that’s the same man who stole that rice from that woman on the train,” one person wrote.
One Instagrammer quickly realized that the video itself was a prank and that everything was planned.