Noodle (Gorillaz) - Cyborg Noodle

Cyborg Noodle
Also known as Android or Evil Noodle, Robotic Noodle (By Noodle), Noodle the Doppelgänger (By Russel)
Genres Electronic rock
Occupations Musician, Auto-Tuned singer, guitarist
Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboard, melodica, bass guitar, banjo, piano
Years active 2010–2011
Labels Parlophone, Virgin
Associated acts Gorillaz, Carbs Neuman

Cyborg Noodle was the newest member for virtual band Gorillaz created for their album Plastic Beach. In the storyline, she was created by the band leader, Murdoc, as a replacement for the band's original guitarist, Noodle, whose whereabouts were allegedly unknown. She was created through the use of cybernetic prosthetics as well as some DNA samples of Noodle that were salvaged from the wreckage of the flying windmill island which was destroyed in the "El Mañana" music video. She serves as both a guitarist and a "gun-slinging bodyguard" for self-proclaimed band leader, Murdoc.

Aside from her built-in knowledge of musical instruments and theory, Cyborg Noodle also has a vast knowledge of weapons and fighting techniques, as well as basic skills, much like Noodle. Unlike the original Noodle's reserved and calm nature, Cyborg Noodle was programmed by Murdoc to take on even the riskiest tasks without hesitation by any means necessary, making her in some ways a robotic mercenary. She seems to malfunction in "Stylo" due to a thunderstorm halfway through the video and having been previously shot in the head, but later repairs herself, as seen in "On Melancholy Hill". Also in "On Melancholy Hill" she appears to have a grudge with 2D as she repaired herself, somehow spat out an octopus, and glared at him.

Murdoc revealed in a radio interview that she malfunctioned and tried to kill him, then Noodle destroyed the cyborg. Along with this, Murdoc also revealed that the band now reunited were no longer living on Plastic Beach because it had been destroyed by pirates. They were living in an apartment in England. This apartment was the filming location for the band's video for their single, "DoYaThing."

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