Bruce Lowe is a recurring antagonist in Stranger Things 3.
Biography[]
In June 1985, Bruce was in the middle of a meeting with the other members of the Hawkins Post when Nancy Wheeler brought him lunch. When Nancy proposed a story about local businesses closing due to the new Starcourt Mall, he simply complained about a lack of mustard on his burger and led the charge in mocking her.
The next day, when Nancy presented evidence of rats under the control of the Mind Flayer, Bruce once again led the charge in laughing her out of the room. Later, Bruce joined his coworkers in pranking Nancy for her discovery, booby-trapping a cupboard with a toy rat.
The following day, Bruce gleefully mocked Nancy and Jonathan Byers outside Tom Holloway's office, pretending to hang himself before Tom fired them both for investigating Doris Driscoll further.
At some point, Bruce was also converted into one of the Flayed, likely through his ties to the Holloway family.
Death[]
On July 3rd, when Jonathan and Nancy returned to Hawkins Memorial Hospital to use Mrs. Driscoll to find the Mind Flayer's new lair, a Flayed Bruce joined Tom in hunting them down. Bruce knocked down Jonathan and nearly killed him, but Nancy stabbed Bruce with a pair of scissors in his back, buying her time to hide. While Tom fought Jonathan, Bruce hunted Nancy through a part of the hospital still under construction. She managed to ambush him and crush his skull with a fire extinguisher, killing him and getting revenge on the side. When Tom and Bruce were both defeated, their bodies melted away, combining to create a new monster.
Trivia[]
- He is played by Jake Busey, the son of Gary Busey and who played Sean Keyes in The Predator and Johnny Charles Bartlett in The Frighteners.