Noli is based on a Roblox Myth of the same name, often being referred to as one of the first urban legends on the Roblox platform. Noli was first documented in February 2010, in the form of a post by user "YaleUniversity" talking about an alleged account named Noli and the unusual events that surrounded it. The account would later be deleted, presumably by Roblox themselves. Noli has since then taken off as one of the most popular Roblox myths, with many interpretations and theories of the character, from it being a hacker, a glitch, or a ghost.