“That’s good, but you spelled one wrong. ‘Sodding’ 'as got two ’d’s, love.”
Murdoc helping Noodle learn English. Also the last he time he was allowed to after Russel found out he was teaching her by having her translate swears.
(As a side note, I had no idea that tumblr was so thirsty for Murdad and Uncle Muds)
Murdoc has two modes/reactions when it comes to Noodle: Murdad, and Uncle Muds.
No one knows which one is going pop up in any given situation, which makes things extra interesting.
Especially when he and 30 year old Noodle visit the pub and that one creeper starts sniffing around and can’t take a hint.
It will go one of two ways:
Uncle Muds will drawl from his seat with an amused grin “Jus’ walk away, mate,”
Creeper, *scoffing*: Or what? You’ll kick my arse, you old coffin dodger?
Uncle Muds, half drunk *gravelly chuckle*: Nah, mate,“ gestures lazily to Noodle, ”She’ll kick your s***ing arse. An she’ll kick it so hard you’ll be wearin’ your arse**** like a collar. I’ll just do the gentlemanly thing and call you an ambulance when she’s done.“
Noodle, with That Look in her eye*cracks her knuckles like Uncle Muds taught her*
Creeper doesn’t take the hint and puts his hands on Noodle.
Noodle: hands Creeper his arse in a takeaway bag.
Uncle Muds rumbles approvingly "Well done, love!” , ruffles her hair, then buys her another drink.
Or
Murdad *growls threateningly from his chair* :“Back off yew t**t! She’s not interested!”
Noodle tries to calm Murdoc, but Creeper puts his hands on her.
Creeper *grabbing Noodle’s arm*:“ Let’s ditch this old s*d and-!”
Before Noodle can react, Murdad is up and breaking a chair over the Creeper’s head, and is incoherently screaming in a blind rage while beating seven kinds of doo doo out of the guy. No one puts their hands on Noodle without her consent!
Creeper lands a few punches, but he’s not much of a match. Murdoc more than knows how to fight, and has had a lifetime of practice.
Noodle has to wrestle Murdoc off the guy and practically frog march him out of the pub before the authorities show up.
Mom Russel is not pleased when they get home and Angry Drunk Murdad has to explain his black eye and split lip.
So I guess I lied earlier when I said my computer was on it’s last leg. It booted up fine and is running faster than it was earlier. I’m still planning on getting it looked at. Hopefully it can hold on until I can get that done! For now, please enjoy this Murdad doodle I was finally able to do after being MIA for almost three months!
Every kid heard about a kid that knew a kid, who knew a kid, who knew a kid, who went so high they went all the way over the top of the swing, and every kid wanted to see if the rumor was true, including Noodle! Murdoc would have an internal conflict between which version of himself was going to manifest when Noodle would ask him to push her on the swing. Murdad wanted to nurture her imagination, but keep her safe, while Uncle Muds wanted her to have fun and be a kid, and deal with the consequences later. Neither wanted to deal with Angry Mom Russel, so Murdad would win.
When you win the big bar fight and try to sneak into your Winnebago but get caught by your FedEx crotch goblin and you have to sit there for an hour while she lectures you in Japanese.
Y'all went and did it. This is what you voted for, so this is what you are getting. You forced my hand. I hope you are happy!
Before we get to the fun part, I feel like I just need to add a tiny disclaimer:
I am not responsible for any injury/accidents that may include, but are not limited to: choking, fainting, stubbing you toe, broken phone screens, vocal chord strain, sudden temporary blindness/loss of vision, messages of brain.exe has stopped working, unexplained muscle spasms, tingling sensations, ringing in the ears, spontaneous combustion, wildly erotic dreams, wildly disturbing nightmares, vivid daydreams causing awkward situations, sudden urges to write fanfiction, trouble sleeping, or death.
Murdad watching Saturday morning cartoons with his FedEx Kid
(Most tv stations dropped Saturday morning cartoons in 1992, but one or two still broadcast them until 2004, so Noodle would have gotten to enjoy the tail end of the best cartoon era!)
Mom Russel coming into the livingroom: I told you to stop eating on the couch—!
Murdad, already emotionally invested in Sailor Moon: SHHHH! Shut yer gob! This Sailor Moon bird is going to kick that Queen Beryl slag’s bottle!
Every great dad knows it is their life’s work to annoy their offspring, and Murdad takes his job very seriously. The most annoying things he likes to do include:
Referring to Noodle as various types of pasta
Linguini, ravioli, rotini, penne, rigatoni, farfalle, tortellini, soba, udon, capellini, manicotti, fusilli, ziti, and macaroni are the ones he uses the most
He even has her in his contact list under ‘Ramen’
When he leaves her notes, he always calls her one of the pasta names
Every time he runs into her while he’s out, he always shouts out a random pasta name to get her attention
If they go to an amusement park, mall, shopping center, etc., Noodle makes sure to stay with the group or else Murdad will wander around screaming pasta names at the top of his lungs
He also likes to annoy Noodle by driving like an old lady
He always makes sure to drive perfectly, following the law to the letter,and even drives a few mph under the speed limit
This drives Noodle crazy, and she calls him a Boomer
To which Murdad responds with a laugh I was born in '66. I’m not a Boomer, love, I’m Gen-X
And then he drives 10mph under the speed limit, which, while not illegal, is still annoying, and Noodle is ready to tear her hair out
Murdad also likes to make his Annoying Murdoc Noises at the end of everything Noodle says, as if she just made a dirty joke
It always confuses 2D, leaving him wondering what the punchline was
He also makes weird noises when he answers her phone calls, just to keep her wondering what he’s doing
Noodle stops calling and switches to texting only
Murdad resorts to spelling out his noises as phonetically accurately as possible
Sleeping anywhere but in her own bed is risky business
Murdad is always watching for when Noodle falls asleep on the couch
He then tips the couch, yeeting her onto the floor and running for his life
He WILL flush the toilet while Noodle is showering
Murdad likes to point out that she’ll never find her name on a novelty keychain, or bicycle plate
Asks her “how was school?” Every time she walks into the room
Calls Noodle from another room, and then doesn’t answer her
Walks into Noodle’s room, then leaves without shutting her door behind him
Sits beside Noodle while she plays on her phone and rapidly and repeatedly pokes her in the shoulder
Ok, I just can’t let this go after that Murdad and Baby Noodle drawing I posted.
Here is my headcanon on how Noodle actually is Murdoc’s daughter
(Probably full of plot holes, but oh well…)
Murdoc meets Noodle’s mother in the late 80’s, after escaping home to follow his dreams of becoming a famous musician.
She was an exchange student from Japan, and met the rock-god-to-be at a pub during her graduation party
It was the cliche love at first sight
Insert humorous domestic living montage
Then along comes Noodle
Murdoc panics, afraid he’s going to turn out just like his father. He starts desperately trying to get his career going
He tries his best to be a good dad, and shares his love of music with Noodle. She seemed to like his bass, so he played it for her often
One night, after a year of failures and an increasingly strained relationship, he looks at his one year old daughter, and knows what he has to do
Murdoc decides to make a deal with the devil
But the devil asks for payment for his services. Pure souls are rare, and he wants Noodle’s
Murdoc refuses, and offers his own soul instead. The devil considers the offer. Twisted souls have their own value, and Murdoc’s has been tormented more than most
The devil agrees, but on one condition. If he can’t have Noodle’s soul, he will take all of Murdoc’s memories of Noodle, and her mother.
Murdoc looks down at little Noodle. If this what it will take to make sure she has a chance at a good life, a life he never had, then he will take it
He reasons that his lady will find him and figure out how to do that paternity thing, or whatever it is to get him back. It would totally work! He’d take one look at that beautiful woman, and they’d fall in love. Then BAM! Noodle would have a rich and famous rock star dad and be set for life!
The deal is made, and Murdoc leaves the apartment that night, brand new bass guitar on his back, a burnt hand, and no memory of why he was in a strange bird’s apartment. He must have been really hammered!
Noodle’s mother tried to find Murdoc, but eventually ended up returning to Japan with Noodle
Shady stuff went down, and Noodle was taken from her for some kind of “program”, while she quietly disappeared
Murdoc spent the next few years struggling with a deep sense of anger and loss that he couldn’t explain
He spent most of his days drinking, getting kicked out of pubs, and trying to scrape together a band
He managed to found a band, but it was so mediocre it broke up in 1994
In 1997, Murdoc ran into 2D, and things started looking up. He recruited Russel, and Murdoc almost had his band. All that was missing was someone to play lead guitar
That was when , in 1998, a FedEx box arrived at Kong Studios, and tiny 8 year old jumped out, and absolutely shreds on her Les Paul!
Murdoc can’t stop looking at this little girl who calls herself Noodle and doesn’t speak a lick of english. There is something so familiar about her!
She’s the piece the band was missing, but it feels like it’s more than that
He feels like he knows her. It makes his heart twist with joy and ache with sadness. It makes him want to scoop her up and cry, and it makes him angry that he doesn’t know why
So Murdoc acts gruff and hard, pushing these confusing feelings away until he can admit that the little sprog is growing on him, and he kinda….sees her as a daughter
(Edited 08.12.2021 because I misspelled a word and made some minor adjustments to the drawing) Just my personal headcanon that Noodle really is Murdoc’s daughter, he just doesn’t remember because it was part of the deal he made with the Devil to be a rock god!
@beebzly Who ordered the Soft Murdad with a side of Noodle?
On a side note, I’m low key mad that we only got to see Murdoc wear a hoodie ONCE, so I drew him in his Phase 1 hoodie!
Need to take a moment and leave the room to go cry over this picture
@radioactive-goo I ’m gonna make you cry a little more by creating a little backstory/scenario for this picture:
The band and some collaborators are standing around in the studio, discussing details for their next video, when Noodle leans on Murdoc with a tired yawn. Without even a break in his conversation, Murdad grabs a throw blanket off the couch, and scoops up Noodle, bundling the blanket around her. He keeps right on talking while everyone else desperately tries not to loose their collective doo doo as they watch Murdoc F-ing Niccals begin gently swaying from side to side, his FedEx Kid resting comfortably in his arms. Noodle is out like a light 10 seconds later and a picture ends up on the internet.
