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Plastic Beach
On January 22, 2010, Murdoc hijacked the online NME Radio and Yahoo! radio broadcasts to promote the new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach. The bassist claimed that Noodle was never rescued after the "El Mañana" video, and that his supposed rescue attempt was a drunken delusion. With Russel's whereabouts still unknown, he and 2D have been working on the third album with the help of a Noodle cyborg constructed from Noodle's DNA from the windmill wreckage. However, due to the improbability of anything Murdoc says and the fact that only DNA was gathered, the status of the real Noodle was in question. It has since been confirmed that the real Noodle is alive.


Android Noodle, Phase 3.The cyborg replica retains all of Noodle's physical characteristics and mannerisms but not her memories or tastes. It is also trained to obey Murdoc's every command. The cyborg gave an interview for the tabloid magazine Us Weekly, in which it reveals that it prefers pop music, unlike the original Noodle's "rock-chick" style. It also claims to enjoy the Twilight films and their starring actor, Robert Pattinson. This further tells of the incomplete nature of the cyborg, as the real Noodle would have rejected both as "False Icons", in accordance with the ideals she spoke of in Rise of the Ogre. Cyborg Noodle appears in the music video for the Plastic Beach track "Stylo", where it has been shot multiple times, and shuts down shortly after firing upon a police car. The cyborg survives, and Murdoc explains in the "Plastic Beach Experience" video that she is in constant need of charging whenever not being used. Liner art in the Experience edition shows the real Noodle wearing a feline oni mask and riding on top of Russel's head. She can be seen wearing the same mask inside an unknown room or vehicle which appears to be a cutscene of her ident in the Plastic Beach TV spot. In the documentary that comes with the Experience edition of the album, Jamie refers to the cyborg as "Evil Noodle".
see noodle is alive people it was a robot!!!! heart heart heart