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ezrathekoolkid · 1 month

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you know when 2d’s eyes did that thing where they kinda glowed red?

i have a theory why that happened: bc he smoked weed beforehand

#gorillaz #2d gorillaz #gorillaz headcanons #gorillaz theory

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404fearnotfound · 10 months

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Talking about 2Ds eyes

I’ve seen a lot of people with different theories on why 2Ds eyes change from black to white in different phases and stuff and there was one that really stuck out to me, so I’m gonna add my two cents. I wanna preface this by saying while it makes somewhat sense that 2D could be possessed, I dislike that that theory and I’ll elaborate later on why.

Gonna split this into sections as well so it’s easier to read, it’ll probably end up rantish anyways.

TW: Mentions of abuse, addiction, eye injury and most cannon typical Gorillaz stuff

(This is not a 2Doc post, I heavily dislike that ship and none of my Gorillaz posts will be about shipping)

Why are 2Ds eyes black anyways?

If you are into the Gorillaz lore at all you’ll probably know the backstory to this. 2Ds black eyes are from 8-ball fractures (also known as a level 4 hyphema), which can be caused by a number of things but most namely blunt force trauma to your eye or head. Before the band was officially formed, Murdoc planned to rob an instrument store by driving through the window, stealing as many keyboards as he could and driving away. In the process of driving through the window he hit 2D, fracturing his first eye and sending him into a catatonic state. His punishment was many community service hours and to take care of 2D, which he abused by “bullying him within an inch of his catatonic life”. While trying to impress some ladies he did donuts in a lot, and while going 90 2D flew out of the window and hit his other eye on the curb, fracturing it too. Somehow this also caused him to come out of his catatonic state, and when he stood up Murdoc knew he had to be the frontman, a tall, black eyed, blue haired man. He also gave 2D (formerly Stuart pot) the name 2D for the two dents in his head.

Now we’re getting to the theories part. I’ve done some looking into hyphemas myself since I didn’t want to take all my sources from YouTube comments and tumblr posts. Most times hyphemas clear up in a week or so, around 5 to 6 days or so. Theoretically speaking 2Ds eyes should have gone back to normal relatively quickly, but we see his eyes stay consistently black for all of phase 1 and phase 2. This could easily be explained by cartoon and storytelling logic, that they just have conveniently stayed black for the sake of the character. (Cartoon logic will probably be my biggest downfall in this argument anyways, since I’m gonna use it to explain one or two things I don’t have solid proof for.) I’ll come back to this later however.

Murdoc most likely consistantly hit 2D to keep up the appearance.

We all know Murdoc is a piece of shit! We’ve seen/heard Murdoc hit 2D multiple times before (MTV cribs, iTunes interview, dressing room, etc), so I don’t think it’s out of the question at all. I’ve seen a few people say that hyphemas can come back easily if your hit in the head (once you’ve already have one), and while that might be true I haven’t been able to find anything on it (please send me a source if anyone has one). Due to this I’m gonna come from a slightly different approach. Hyphemas are commonly caused by sports, whether it be being hit in the eye region with a ball (or a fist) or falling hard on your face. Interestingly people can also be more prone to hyphemas if they are taking any medication or drug that acts as a blood thinner. Hyphemas can also be caused by taking blood thinners. It’s also known that through at least phase 1 and 2, 2D is addicted to painkillers (which do have blood thinning properties most of the time). Putting all these pieces together 2Ds consistent 8-ball fractures could be caused by a combination of abuse and addiction.

Phase 3

Phase 3 is the first time we see some artwork of 2D with white eyes, though his eyes are mainly black.

Quick break for 2Ds plastic beach lore, feel free to skip if you know plastic beach lore.

Plastic Beach is a big lump of plastic and garbage that formed an island in the ocean at Point Nemo (the farthest point from any landmass). Upon finding it Murdoc spray painted it pink and put the Gorillaz hq there after Kong studios was destroyed. He needed his singer though, and through collaborating with the boogieman, gassed 2D and sent him in a suitcase to plastic beach. He was kept in a room under the island, guarded by a whale (one of his biggest fears) and basically forced to sing and compose for the album. During this time he was also made to go cold turkey from his painkiller addiction.

Okay cool that’s covered. Moving on.

Phase 3 literally kills me and I’ve been spinning it around in my brain for like a week now, it’s horribly sad if your a 2D fan.. which also backs up my theories here so I’m just a mess atm. It would make some sense for 2Ds eyes to be white occasionally in phase 3, as he was locked in a room and left alone for a good bit. At other times though he was definitely still being abused. (See the iTunes interveiw). His eyes are also black during the dressing room video, when they were on tour and Murdoc needed to need up the “image” of the band and 2D.

There’s not much to talk about with phase 4, so it’s time to move onto what everyone’s been waiting forrrrrrrrrrr

Phase 5- namely the humility video !

Fucking love the humility video omfg. It’s such a banger song and 2D skating around and being happy gives me so much joy.

Murdoc is in jail and we get to celebrate!!! Wahoo! 2D is clean, and gets a break from Murdoc and here is when we get to consistently see his design with white eyes. I’ve seen a lot of theories that he was possessed (ie Russell being possessed and having white eyes), but considering his entire eye was black (which is not how hyphemas work, they only effect the iris) it would make sense his normal eye color is his entire eye. (I’ve also heard that Hewit hates drawing eyes so like slight cartoon logic here). I also think 2D being possessed would have come out of nowhere, it seems odd that the tripe would be repeated when that’s already Russels thing. His eyes are also white consistently through phase 6 and 7, and I don’t think he would be possessed for that long.

I’ve also seen that 2D can change his eye color when he feels strong emotions, and I’d take that over the possession one. It makes sense from an emotion side, but I think it also erases the bit of his hyphemas and the original cause of his black eyes. (Just wanted to cover this).

In the humility video he’s happy and he’s skating around having a great time, he’s skating well so it’s implied his vision is better (as hyphemas can cause impaired vision) and that his eyes are healed. At the end he’s tripped by Russel, falls on his face multiple times and when he stands up his eyes blink back to black. Boom. Mic drop. (/j)

Once Murdoc gets back from jail and such it seems he had a bit of a change of heart, you can see from how he interacts with the group and he also has some other goals (cough phase 7 cults). We see the dynamic change a bit between the two of them (exclusion being the Aries incident) especially in the lost chord where 2D saved Murdoc.

I could go more into phase 5 and even phase 6, but that might be another post.

I think this theory adds more to the lore and stays more consistent than the possession theory- especially with 2Ds 8-ball fractures being slightly more realistic. I think it also fits a bit more with Murdocs character. The only plot hole here and in general would be 2D should theoretically be blind by now but cartoon logic 🤷. It’s a sad theory but it fits with what we know is cannon regardless, and some of the best stories are even a bit sad.

If you took the time to read this, thanks, really! I’d love to hear other theories if people have them, maybe I’ll come around to the possession theory eventually. Sorry if this was kinda rantish or doesn’t full make sense as well, I wrote this on a road trip. Byeeee!!

#Gorillaz #2d gorillaz #murdoc gorillaz #murdoc niccals #stuart pot #tw abuse mention #tw abuse #tw swearing #tw eye injury #tw addiction #tw injury #Stu pot #Gorillaz theory #Theory #analysis #gorillaz analysis #Sorry mutuals if you read this and have no idea what’s going on

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snobgoblin · 2 years

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anyway I was talking with @thunderlina just now

^ and decided that this guy is actually a fusion of Murdoc, Russel, and 2-D

We call him.... Murusstu

it came about because of this email and price of art Thunder found

so we KNOW Murdoc at the very least planned to clone all of them, so maybe just maybe, he did, and the Monster from the rejects is the amalgamation of all of them

he sort of has Russels arms and 2-D's legs.. what do you think?

#gorillaz #gorillaz theory #i thought this post would be way longer because let me tell you the chat is fire rn #we are DISCUSSING #cyborg noodle #plastic beach #murdoc niccals #murdoc gorillaz

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rusted-casio · 2 years

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‼️STUART POTCAST RELEASED‼️

"Today I am talking from my bedroom, which is up a well high turret. It's quite lush, I've got a sleeping bag and a candle. Oh, and there's a nice window slit to look out of. i can see a very thin strip of sky and just... imagine the rest of it."

#gorillaz #2d gorillaz #murdoc niccals #murdoc gorillaz #stuart pot #gorillaz phase 7 #gorillaz theory #gorillaz world tour 2022 #the last cult #noodle gorillaz #russel gorillaz #russel hobbs #jamie hewlett #damon albarn

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murdocsagaypirate · 2 years

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I just need to point out that Noodle didn’t get her face overlayed with the Pazuzu logo at any point in that video. Just the two guys with white eyes. aka. The one confirmed to be subjected to possession and the one we’ve been theorizing for years is also subjected to possession... just saying.

#gorillaz #gorillaz theory

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dinersaturn · 2 years

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So are the music videos going to be out of order? Because cracker island explained the cult but the music video starts off with events we don’t know about. I wonder if, combined with spreading the flyers, we’re going to have to peace together what happened in chronological order once they’re all released.

#gorillaz theory #music video analysis #the last cult #Gorillaz

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kaithemurdocsimp · 1 year

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no actually russel IS 100 EELS IN A DEAD BODY

#why just why #gorillaz theory #russel hobbs #russel actually ate his eel

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theduckseeksduck · 2 months

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What if Gorillaz was all in his head

#gorillaz #2d gorillaz #i hate this theory #my art #murdoc niccals #noodle gorillaz #russel hobbs #repost with credit

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hyenasheep · 1 year

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I literally never seen any1 talkin about this but I'm convinced this is Aku from Samurai Jack, i meam they're already part of the powerpuff girls world so 🤷‍♀️

#gorillaz #fan theory #murdoc niccals #2d gorillaz #russel hobbs #noodle gorillaz #ace copular #ace gorillaz #murdoc gorillaz #russel gorillaz #cracker island #powerpuff girls #cartoon network #samurai jack #samurai jack aku

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souleaterpostanime · 3 months

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Yup finally here, with improved audio and scripting, plus a few AMVazing additions too... So yeah, watch it for yourself, think you should like it. Think the next one will not come out as quick do to many real life circumstances, like work, other commitments, problems with the recording space, etc - but don't worry, I'm over two hours in, and with my bad impulse control I'm already fallen into the madness of the lost cause fallacy.. And if you don't like it, especially for possibly spreading misinfo, especially with the "I love you in sign language" point:

Yeah...Sorry

#soul eater #soul eater iceberg #amv #Pink Floyd #Lil ugly mane #rene descartes #gorillaz #ost #theory #meta #fun fact #conspiracy #secret #trivia #bullshi #idk #mixtape playlist should be coming soon when I feel like it #bit tired after all this lol

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notagayman · 4 months

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Call this projecting but I bet you two quid and a snickers bar that 2D has some kinda complex with sex.

Cos like imagine being told all the time that you are pretty, you are needed for your looks, you are the lady catcher, you should be amazing and handsome all the time, none stop. Stop me if I'm wrong but that sounds like more than enough to change someone's views on anything sexual, whether it be about themselves or other people.

It would create a standard that he needs to live up to, and that his self worth is down to two things: his voice, and his looks.

I dunno welcome to my headcannons guys

#gorillaz #gorillaz fanart #headcanon #theory #gorillaz fandom #2d gorillaz

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thunderlina · 1 year

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Having a lot of thoughts about Skinny Ape and Dawn of The Ogre today.

#gorillaz #dawn of the ogre spoilers #murdoc niccals #gorillaz theories #phase 7 #cracker island #the last cult #cyborg noodle #plastic beach #phase 3

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snobgoblin · 2 years

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ok so i already talked this out with Sam BUT OKAY it's making me very excited to think about. Based on the post i just reblogged?

it had this picture, and it shows that Murdoc can bring people back from the dead

SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS

MAYBE THE GUY IN CYBORG NOODLE'S BAND IS ALSO ONE OF MURDOC'S CREATIONS, AND THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. And their name, the Rejects, comes from them being rejected by their creator

#gorillaz #gorillaz theory #cyborg noodle #murdoc niccals #murdoc gorillaz

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rusted-casio · 2 years

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