the only trait that is actually shared by all baldricks is complete lack of hygiene and always having filthy, shaggy clothing. all baldricks also have a different hat in the series (the first one has a phrygian cap, the second has a tudor bonnet, the third has a tricorne hat and the fourth has a lenin-inspired trench cap). some baldricks are also fascinated with turnips, although mainly the third one. the second baldrick mainly cooked it for dinner and while also finding an amusingly shaped turnip funny while the fourth was in a "turnip street workhouse". however, only the third baldrick had no other goal in life but the acquisition of turnips. baldrick proves more intelligent than blackadder's other companions—such as lord percy percy or george—although only slightly. he is, however, often accorded more cruelty and mistreatment than he deserves.