Born In:Osaka,Japan.1992
Age:15
Instrument:Guitar
Story:At age 10, Noodle arrived on the Gorillaz' doorstep in a FedEx crate, in response to the ad they placed for a guitarist in the NME. She could not speak any English beyond the word "Noodle", thus earning her the aliase. She quickly settled in, and was accepted as the fourth member of the band.
In November 2003, Noodle went back to Japan to find out the truth about her past. Upon her return to Japan, Noodle regained her memory after hearing the code-phrase 'ocean bacon' at a restaurant. There she coincidentally met with her creator/mentor, Mr. Kyuzo, who was working as the head chef in the restaurant, who explained the memories she had regained. It turned out that she was one of the test subjects in a secret government super soldier project. As a result, she is a master of all weapons, but her speciality is guitar. Out of the 23 children created for the project, Noodle was the only one to survive; the others were all destroyed by the government. Mr. Kyuzo had smuggled her to safety in England after reading the aforementioned ad placed by the other three Gorillaz members in the NME. The other two code-words (one to erase her memory and the other to turn her into a frenzied killing machine) are known only to Noodle and, presumably, Mr. Kyuzo, though Murdoc has a very keen interest in finding out what they are.
Noodle regained the ability to speak English, along with her memories, and was the first member of Gorillaz to return to Kong Studios. She was responsible for composing the majority of the Demon Days album, which would probably explain the more 'crafted' sound to that album, as opposed to the debut, which had a grimier, more spontaneous sound, and was written by 2D and Murdoc. As a result of this, she has become the most vocal of the band when it comes to describing the album, its themes, and what it means.
Pics:
Noodle and 2D:
Noodle and Murdoc:
