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The "Hanna-Barbera" era. A 10-year-old in a radio helmet, speaking only Japanese except for a few English phrases.

The Demon Days era. At 14, Noodle became the creative lead of the band, writing almost the entire album herself. This era ended in trauma when she was seemingly killed during the "El Mañana" video. 1024x768 Image 00 29 86 98 Gorillaz Noodle_. Go...

The Plastic Beach era. While Murdoc used a Cyborg Noodle replica, the real Noodle was alive, wearing a cat mask and fighting her way back to the band. The "Hanna-Barbera" era

Noodle’s arrival in 1998 was nothing short of legendary. Replacing the band's original guitarist, Paula Cracker, she burst from her shipping container with a guitar solo described as "200 demons screaming in Arabic" and a 20-foot karate kick. Her only spoken word at the time was "Noodle," which became her name. At 14, Noodle became the creative lead of

In the vast, shifting lore of the virtual band , few characters have undergone a transformation as radical as Noodle , the band’s lead guitarist. Originally introduced as a 10-year-old prodigy shipped to Kong Studios in a FedEx crate, Noodle has evolved from a silent, martial-arts-wielding child into the band’s most emotionally mature "big sister" and intellectual anchor. From "Ocean Bacon" to Guitar Goddess