Boston's Pillow Fighting Elf Hits The Streets For A Good Cause

BOSTON, MA — Boston's viral sensation is back for the holiday season, decked out in his elf uniform with a pillow in hand. This year, Brendan Edwards, the pillow fighting elf, is changing up his holiday cheer routine and challenging Ellen Degeneres to a special pillow fight to raise money for next year's Toy Ruck March.

Edwards made headlines last year when he started his challenge: Running through Quincy Market and challenging strangers to a pillow fight in the street. Edwards dresses as Buddy the Elf from the Christmas movie "Elf" as he challenges people. The lighthearted video earned Edwards plenty of smiles and a heft following on social media.

Keeping with tradition, Edwards and his camera crew hit the streets of Quincy Market again and spread holiday cheer through the pillow fights. This year, Edwards had a goal of challenging ten strangers to pillow fights — if he beat them all, he wanted to challenge Ellen Degeneres next.

"In the spirit of Christmas and fun I challenge Ellen (our fave/the biggest influence to why we do this) and a team of her choice to 10 Rounds of Pillow Fights," Edwards wrote on his page, "For every round I’m found victorious her team donates $100 to next years Toy Ruck March."

The Toy Ruck March is a holiday event that delivers toys to kids staying in Boston Children's Hospital during the holidays.

Edwards, or "Buddy the Elf" as he says in the video, emerges victorious in the ten duels he has in the latest video. The close of the clip shows each rival admitting to the camera, "I can't beat Buddy." No word on whether Ellen accepted Edwards' challenge yet.