equal in foulness to the third baldrick, private baldrick also matches his immediate predecessor in terms of stupidity. his "cunning plans", like those of his elizabethan ancestor, have an insane, perverse logic to them. examples include carving his name on a bullet, in relation to the old saying "a bullet with your name on it", his explanation being that if he owns the bullet, it won't ever kill him as he won't ever shoot himself ("shame", comments captain blackadder), and the chances of there being two bullets with "baldrick" on them are "very small indeed". he has also been known to eat cigarettes as seen in the last episode of the series.