#gorillaz lore

And he's just a sobbing mess, snot dripping from his broken-too-many-times nose, and the cigarette acting like an inhaler so he can catch his breath as cries choke him.

i've been reading their fandom page and it's fascinating but WOW

Any theories/headcanons/ideas?

Sorry for the long wait 🧍🏻‍♀️ I used pics

Plagued by silent nightmares and half-forgotten images, Noodle returned from L.A. to her homeland of Japan, to search for her past, the one she could never remember. Using a capsule hotel for her base, she trawled the streets of Tokyo for almost a year, following rumours of secret army bases and crack miniature troops. These snatches of stories seem to stir something withing her. They lead her to the open restaurants of downtown Hong Kong, where slumped in steamed fish shop, young Noodle accidentally knocks over a tray of freshly cooked 'Ocean Bacon'. (Recipe on website in Noodle's room). This unique an unlikely combination of words triggers a flashback of devastating consequence. She remembers everything! Suddenly out of the kitchen comes the chef and retired army officer, Mr. Kyuzo. It can't be! Noodle's mentor and trainer! Re-united with Mr. Kyuzo, Noodle discovers she was one of 23 kids trained as part of an elite crack team for the Japanese government at a secret military compound. It was Mr.Kyuzo's "duty to train the children in every martial art including sonic warfare. He taught them all languages including sign and lip-reading. Computers, mechanics, Gameboys... Their skills were endless." Noodle was the star pupil and the most favoured by Mr.Kyuzo. He also gave every child a special individual skill of their own. Noodle was taught as a musician. Her specialised instrument was guitar, but young Noodle was so gifted she became completely fluent in all instruments. But it was as a junior fighting militia where the kids really excelled. "No-one would ever suspect that these children were capable of such devastating destruction! Godzilla destroyed Tokyo maybe 100 times but this was nothing compared to what these kids could do when activated. It was ingenious!" "When training the children there were three command phrases. One to remember who they were; their pasts and their training as soldiers. Another phrase to forget this information and all their military training. Useful if you are caught in battle behind enemy lines. And lastly one... one to turn her into the most devastating killing machine the world has ever seen! A wave of unstoppable fury that would last precisely one minute! Like a miniature atom bomb!" But unfortunately these tests were abandoned and the government proposed to "de-commission" all of these kids. It was Mr.Kyuzo who smuggled Noodle to safety in England. She was such a magnificent player he sent her for an audition and to what he believed would be the relative anonymity of a turdy English band (Who would have guessed, eh readers!) But now, united once more with Mr. Kyuzo, she has re-discovered her past. Her memory is regained and her awesome skills are returned. She now even speaks fluent English! More importantly she has remembered the importance of her true mission. The real reason for her training, and the reason why Kyuzo knew it would be Noodle that would play a role that would be of such significance! Time is of the essence and these are matters of great importance! "GOD SPEED YOUNG WARRIOR!" Noodle returns to Kong Studios to complete her unfinished business. It is time to re-unite Gorillaz and launch another killer Gorillaz album. The ammunition! She has solemnly vowed not to reveal stage three of her mission until the time is right. Widely Noodle keeps her 'secret passwords' close to her chest in an envelope at all times. God forbid the secret of these passwords should ever fall into the wrong hands. Like, say, erm, Murdoc for instance.

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In this text see the almost 100% confirmation for my theory that Noodle, with her demon-fighting soldier abilities, in Phase 3 (= the third phase of her mission) must have done something with Murdoc, who, as it turns out, is not of human origin and is either a fallen angel or a demon banished from hell (I'm afraid I lost that audio file of the interview with screenwriter Cass Browne — was on a website that's now deleted. But if I find it, I'll post it).

Scary to imagine what a creature Murdoc was that they created whole army of supersoldiers to kill him... O.o

I'm more than sure the "combination" she mentions in radio message at old online Kong Studio is the very same combination of words that supposed to transform her into a "killing machine". Why she decided to tell Murdoc about it is a good question - if it was dangerous (although, honestly, I can't imagine why Murdoc would need any kind of world-scale weapon. Who would he kill with it - his potential listeners??). Perhaps because it was her last chance to escape hell, where the demons dragged her instead of Russell (according to Cass Browne).