The Rock surprised three Make-A-Wish children with Xbox One X consoles and damn do we love him

Dwanta Claus is coming to town.
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Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock a.k.a. Dwanta Claus, took some time out of his day Tuesday to do what The People's Champ does best: make people happy.

Johnson surprised three Make-A-Wish children with a memorable day on Tuesday, hanging out with them on the set of his upcoming movie and giving them all custom, Rock-inspired Xbox One X consoles, Xbox shared today.

The day before, Johnson took to Instagram to spread the news, dubbing himself Dwanta Claus and donning his own custom Santa hat.

Johnson shared a video of himself meeting the kids on Instagram today and the whole experience seemed beautiful and emotional.

"Our big MAKE A WISH day on set was AWESOME with my guests and their lovely families," Johnson wrote. "As a father and a man, hugs like this mean the world to me. This is my reminder that this will always be the best part of fame."

According to the Xbox news release, Johnson, a seven-time WWF and WWE champion, played with and against the kids in several games, including Killer Instinct, Forza Motorsport 7, and Super Lucky's Tale. Johnson may have had a bit of an advantage in the fighting game Killer Instinct, but hopefully he didn't go too hard on the kids.

On top of that, the Make-A-Wish children got to see behind the scenes of the action movie Skyscraper, receiving their own personalized director chairs and going on "exotic car rides" with Johnson.

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck

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