Bruce Baldwin

**Bruce Baldwin** is a character in the Netflix comedy miniseries, The Pentaverate. He is portrayed by Mike Myers.

Bruce Baldwin is one of the Five leading members of the Pentaverate and former Australian media mogul owning the Tabloid Group.

## Series

### Season One

Bruce and the rest of the Pentaverate choose a new replacement for Jason Eccleston. They pick Hobart Clark and explain who they are and what Hobart will do. Later Hobart cracks the cold fusion and Bruce comes to congratulates him and they share a beer.

The Maester comes to investigate Jason's death. The Maester tells Bruce that he is master of faking deaths, but he states he loved Jason and gave him his first companion doll. Later, Bruce explains that the Maester, Bruce and Mishu have a proposal. The Maester is sure that the killer will be found, but for extra protection he installs a highly elite security force, the Red Robes.

When Hobart is killed, the member choose a new replacement, Skip Cho. As Skip agrees, they vote and accept him as a member.

When Ken Scarborough takes the spare key and infuse it with his blood, Bruce takes control of his helicopter and takes Ken and Reilly to his jet. Skip Cho tells them the fun time is over as he needs Ken to help them. Ken is surprised, but Skip notes she shouldn't be that naive. Bruce then reveals himself and states he is the bad guy.

Heading towards the Meadows on the jet, Bruce decides to tell his story. By the age of 40, he had built a media empire, the Tabloid Group. They told the people what to buy and who to vote for, and he created disinformation. Bruce was then forced into the Pentaverate. Bruce and Cononel Sanders worked together and managed to stop the Millennium Bug. As the internet arrive, he tried to warn the Pentaverate that the bad guys will use the internet the same way he used the tabloids. Jason joined in 2014 and created MENTOR, making Bruce think they will beat the internet by having a universal set of agreed-upon facts. But instead they got internet clickbait conspiracy theories and other opiates for the idiot masses. People were too addicted to their phone and didn't check facts. Bruce then decided they don't deserve MENTOR. Ken wonders what Bruce will do with MENTOR and Bruce explains that he will either make trillions by auctioning it off at the Meadows or create own version of truth. Skip adds that with MENTOR you can make it so that you won the election, that you didn't lead a massacre on your people and more.

Bruce shares that he put Donette poison into Jason's bong. He tried to convince them to replace him with Skip, who explains that he met with Bruce many years ago, when he stayed at one of his casinos. However, as the Pentaverate chose Hobart, he poisoned him with a beer. As the Maester got close, he then killed him and his men. He then brought in Skip and the Red Robes, so he only needed the spare key to have ultimate control with three votes, but Ken went and touched it. Ken states he won't cooperate in helping him destroy the world. Reilly states he won't get away, but Bruce tells her he is already dead and after he gets plastic surgery, he will enjoy his life on some beach. Bruce then offers them a drink and as Ken and Reilly accept, he tells them they have been drugged.

At the Meadows presentation Bruce annouce that this year they managed to tackle the climate change with the help of their supercomputer, MENTOR. Bruce notes that people are stupid and give their privacy online just for mindlessly entertainment. The people don't deserve the truth, but the guests here deserve it. Bruce then announces that he is selling MENTOR to the highest bidder. Majority of the guests are disappointed and stand up and leave. However, as few people remain, Bruce starts the bidding with 17 trillion dollars. While the bidding goes, Skip tells Bruce that Ken escaped, but the Red Robes will catch him.

Ken then storms the presentation and captures Bruce and Skip. Anthony climbs through the moon door and is surprised to learn that Bruce knows who he is, however, Bruce states he knows him since the conspiracy people are the easiest to control. Anthony believes he is a free man, but Bruce states he is a slave to every conspiracy theory that says there is an other keeping him down, however, there is no other. Reilly attempts to put handcuffs on Bruce, but he manages to take her as a hostage. He prepares the Da Vinci lock and sells MENTOR to Putin as the highest bidder. Bruce tells Ken to use his key or he will kill Reilly. Reilly states she is ready to give her life for the betterment of humanity. Skip states that the Pentaverate is a bad organization and Ken can just go back to his old life. Ken decides to throw the key though the moon door, stating that the Pentaverate must never be exposed. The people need to trust the experts, but the experts need to serve the people. Bruce attempts to leave with Reilly, but Anthony tackles him and they fall through the moon door.

One year later, at a beach, Bruce is still alive and receives his drink. He states he had the Face/Off surgery and now has the Rob Lowe face.