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Heart Framers, or HF's, should be listed as part of the terrain because they do provide protection from enemies. Like the EF's, enemies are incapable of moving past an HF and are also incapable of harming Lolo/Lala with their projectile attacks through them. However, Lolo/Lala is incapable of moving an HF, and once collected it is gone and provides no more protection, yet can provide Magic Shots or other powers (see Powers section).

Emerald Framers, often abbreviated EF's, are movable blocks found in levels that usually are helpful in blocking and trapping enemies. Mobile enemies cannot move past EF's and enemies with projectile attacks cannot shoot through EF's. However, these blocks can sometime be the object of puzzles, as pushing them incorrectly can mess up a certain room and cause Lolo/Lala to be stuck in a room and need it to be Reset.

These types of blocks were introduced in the Windows titles (Eggerland Episode 0: Quest of Lala and Revival! Eggerland) and have two reflective sides and two non-reflective sides. If Lolo/Lala shoots one of the reflective sides with a Magic Shot, it will be reflected at a 90-degree angle, and using this technique they are capable of "egging" enemies such as Medusa and Don Medusa.

Nothing can get past a rock. Additionally, no enemy is capable of shooting (killing Lolo/Lala with its glare, in the case of the Medusa/Don Medusa, or fire in the Gol's case) through a rock.

Trees keep all mobile enemies out, such as the Alma, Skull, Leeper, and Rocky. However, all enemies that are capable of killing Lolo/Lala with their gaze or by shooting them can do so through trees (such as the Medusa, Don Medusa, and Gol).

The Box is an interesting part of the terrain because while enemies are capable of attacking Lolo/Lala with their projectile attacks, it provides them with a safe-haven from mobile enemies. Moving enemies cannot pass through the Box while Lolo/Lala can, so if they are being chased, standing on the same space as the Box provides them with safety.

Water is present in the early Eggerland games and can be crossed in several ways. Sometimes bridges already cross water, but if not, Lolo/Lala may receive a Bridge power-up by collecting several HF's, and if this is the case, then they can create a bridge one-unit in length across the water. Also, by using a Magic Shot, Lolo/Lala can turn enemies into eggs and push them into the water. If there is a current, they can ride these enemies across the water and onto the land on the other side.

Sometimes there are bridges that Lolo/Lala can only cross a total of two times. If this is the case, then the bridge will crack the first time they touch it, and the second time the bridge will shatter. This produces an interesting challenge as they will have to carefully traverse a room so as not to be trapped in an area they cannot escape.

If Lolo/Lala is on an egg when it sinks into the water, they will drown.

In later games in the series, lava is introduced. While this is similar to water, it is a bit different. If Lolo/Lala places a bridge across lava, the bridge will only remain intact for a few seconds before burning and sinking into the lava, but they will receive a warning indicated by a cracking sound. Therefore, they will need to hurry up and do whatever they need to do on the otherside and run back across (or find some means of getting back if they need to).

As with the water, there will be bridges that can crack when they walk on it, so if this is the case, then they can only touch such bridges two times. Bridges that will not burn in the lava are made of stone.

If Lolo/Lala is on an egg when it sinks into the lava, they will drown and eggs themselves will immediately burn when placed in lava, so Lolo/Lala can only use them to cross lava that is one-unit in width.

Sand slows Lolo/Lala down but has no effect on mobile enemies, so this often makes some of the mazes complicated if they must cross it in order to reach a certain part of the room while running from enemies. Sand is also playing an important role in some of the time-limited bonus levels (which last for about 23 seconds).

Enemies are incapable of crossing the grass whereas Lolo/Lala can, but projectile shooting enemies are certainly capable of attacking Lolo/Lala through it.

Once Lolo/Lala pick up a certain amount of Heart Frames, they may get a Bridge power-up. This power-up will let them place a bridge one-unit long across the water or lava in their current room. The placement of such a bridge tends to be crucial to their solving of the puzzle, especially when moving blocks or escaping enemies is involved. Therefore, the placement should be thought out in advance before the bridge power-up is used.

Once enough Heart Frames are received, Lolo/Lala may get a Hammer power-up. This tool will allow them to break one rock within their current room, and, like the Bridge power-up, deciding which rock to break is crucial to the solving of the current puzzle.

When Lolo/Lala gather enough Heart Frames they may receive an Arrow power-up. This power-up will allow them to rotate an arrow 90-degrees clockwise, allowing them to pass through it. This power-up is particularly useful in rooms that are called Arrow-Mazes, and like the other power-ups, the arrow that they use it on is the key to solving their current puzzle.

Snakey is a creature that is as the name implies: a snake with two antennae that simply smiles at Lolo/Lala and looks at them as they move around the room. They are completely stationary and pose no real threat to them except that they may get in their way from time to time. However, Snakeys can be turned into eggs via Magic Shots and used to block other monsters or to be pushed into the water/lava and ridden across.

• Snakey made its debut in the original Eggerland Mystery in 1985.
• Snakey's graphics were the same for the most part until the US release of The Adventures of Lolo, when the graphics were improved a little.
• Snakey smiles in every title.
• In the Windows versions of the game, Snakey has sprites that let it look upwards at Lolo/Lala.

These monsters are just as their name implies: skulls. These enemies remain dormant until all of the Heart Framers within a room are collected, at which time they become active and prowl throughout the area. If Lolo/Lala is touched in any way by a Skull, this will prove fatal. As such, in many rooms it is necessary to find a way to confine the Skulls before all of the HF's are collected.

• Skulls made their debut in the original Eggerland Mystery in 1985.
• Skull's AI was poorer in the early games (like most mobile monsters), but as time and the series progressed, it improved, notably with the release of the Famicom Disk System title Eggerland.
• Although Skulls do not start in a pre-defined direction, they all appear to be facing downwards until all HF's are taken.
• In the Windows titles, Skulls have more sprites and therefore their starting positions can be facing in any direction, so Lolo/Lala will know which direction they will initially head.
• In some titles, if a Skull is to reappear after being blown off-screen by Magic Shots and Lolo/Lala occupies that same spot, Lolo/Lala will be killed when the Skull reappears.
• When the Skull becomes active, its eyes glow.

Gols resemble pink/red dinosaurs and are stationary and face one direction. When Lolo/Lala collect all of the Heart Framers in a room, they wake up and shoot a fireball if the hero walks into their line of sight. They shoot a single fireball and cannot shoot another one until the first hits something and disappears.

• Gols made their debut in the original Eggerland Mystery in 1985.
• Gols' attack varies in some games. In certain games, Lolo/Lala has to be directly in their line of sight in order for them to shoot, but in others they only need to be a half-step in front of them.
• The fireball's speed varies from game to game.
• If an object is directly in front of the Gol (such as a block or an egg/monster), the Gol will not fire.
• The Gols' graphics stayed nearly the same until the release of The Adventures of Lolo 2, when their graphics were improved a little.
• Gols are red in the Windows versions and they have an angrier look.
• In the Windows games Gols will fire even if they have an object directly in front of them.

Almas are grey or red armadillo monsters. They can move freely around the levels and try to chase Lolo/Lala and if they catch them their touch is fatal. If an Alma is aligned with Lolo/Lala horizontally, it will roll into a ball and keep moving in that direction, so if Lolo/Lala steps to the side, the ball will keep rolling until it hits something, at which time it will resume chasing them. This gives Lolo/Lala an opportunity to side-step out of the way and trap the monster with something or to get a good lead and run away from it.

• Almas made their debut in the original Eggerland Mystery in 1985.
• Almas' AI was more simplistic in the earlier games, but as time and the series progressed, it improved, most notably seen with the Famicom Disk System title Eggerland.
• Almas were originally red but changed to grey in The Adventures of Lolo.
• In the Windows versions of the game Almas became red again.

Medusa resembles a head with snakes for hair and is one of the most formidable monsters in the series. It can shoot Lolo/Lala with its petrifying stare in all four directions (even through trees!), but is incapable of doing so through rocks, Heart Framers, Emerald Framers, eggs, stationary monsters, and even mobile monsters. Lolo/Lala also can only be killed if directly in front of the Medusa, so being a half-step in front of it is not fatal. Medusas cannot be put into an egg form or shot away normally, but in the Windows versions of the game, through the use of Crystal Framers, Magic Shots can be reflected onto them and this is possible. The MSX game Eggerland Mystery allowed Lolo to be unaffected by Medusa in bonus rounds.

When Lolo/Lala begins to walk in front of the Medusa, it becomes awake and its eyes light up and its snakes begin to stand up (which is more apparent in the Windows versions). This happens even when the Medusa is blocked.

One key to certain puzzles is that the Medusa can be blocked by a block being pushed only half-way in front of it. For example, if two Medusas are next to each other, a block being pushed between them is all that is necessary to block them and will conserve blocks that may be necessary for solving the rest of the puzzle.

• Medusas made their debut in the original Eggerland Mystery in 1985.
• The Medusa's graphics have changed a bit over the years:
  • It was initially blue with green graphics in the MSX games.
  • It changed to grey but had more or less the same look in the NES games.
  • In The Adventures of Lolo 2 it got a slight makeover.
  • In the Windows games, it got a pale white face with purple snakes for hair.
• In the MSX games, doom music plays when the Medusa kills Lolo, but this is replaced in later titles by a fwoosh sound; because of the suddenness and volume of it, and that most people walk into a Medusa's path entirely by accident, the fwoosh is widely regarded as the most jarring sound effect in the series.
• If timed correctly, walking alongside Don Medusa can protect Lolo/Lala from Medusa!

Don Medusa resembles a large, devil head and is generally considered to be the most dangerous monster in the game. Unlike other mobile monsters in the game, Don Medusas only move back and forth either vertically or horizontally. Like the Medusas, Don Medusas attack with a line of sight, and once Lolo/Lala is within their line of sight, they will throw a sword or attack with their petrifying gaze, which is instantly fatal. Thus, they need to be blocked in order to be avoided. Normally they cannot be put into egg-form with Magic Shots, but in the Windows versions, with the help of the Crystal Framers, this is possible. Additionally, a Don Medusa's touch is fatal.

• Don Medusas made their first appearance in Eggerland 2 in 1986.
• Don Medusa's graphics have changed a bit over the years:
  • Originally it was a grey face.
  • In Eggerland, the grey face got a pinkish glow to it.
  • In the Nintendo games, the face became pink but was still drawn similarly.
  • In The Adventures of Lolo 2 the graphics were improved slightly.
  • In the Windows versions it became red and angrier.
• Don Medusas always appear to be facing down, despite their direction of movement.
• In the Windows versions, Don Medusas have additional sprites to indicate what direction they are facing and moving.

The name of Leeper is a mix between "leaper" and "sleeper". They can move freely throughout the room unless something is blocking their path. Once Lolo/Lala touches them, they will fall asleep and remain in that position permanently (this can either be a good thing or a bad thing, either blocking another enemy or perhaps traping Lolo/Lala). In some games Leepers can be encased in eggs and blown away with Magic Shots, but this is not the case with every game in the series. Once a Leeper is asleep, however, they can no longer be put into an egg.

• Leepers made their first appearance in Eggerland 2 in 1986.
• Leepers originally had poorer AI, but as the games improved, so did their AI, most notably with the Famicom Disk System release of Eggerland.
• The Leeper's graphics has always been the same sprite for the most part, except in the Windows versions.
• In the Windows versions, Leepers have yellow feet.
• Leepers don't smile in the Windows version.

Rocky resembles, as its name implies, a grey stoney monster with ringed eyes and a big smile on its face. It can move freely in rooms unless blocked by something and walks at half of Lolo/Lala's speed. They don't chase Lolo/Lala but instead walk around in some sort of pattern. However, if they are aligned with Lolo/Lala vertically they will charge them at full speed in an attempt to either trap them or push them into another enemy or in front of another enemy (such as a Medusa/Don Medusa). When a Rocky is in close proximity to Lolo/Lala it will stop moving in an attempt to block their path.

• Rockies made their first appearance in the game Eggerland 2 in 1986.
• Rocky's AI was poorer in the older days, like most mobile monsters, but as time and gaming improved, so did its AI, most notably with the Famicom Disk System release of Eggerland.
• The Rocky's graphic has always been the same sprite for the most part.
• Rockies look like a 3D trapezoid when walking left to right in the Windows versions of the game.
• Rockies don't smile in the Windows versions.
• Rockies were later made into mini-bosses for Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3.

Mobies (Capos in Japanese) are blue whale-like monsters that are stationary and similar to Gols in that they face one direction. They use a straight-line attack that requires a full line of sight (not just half of one), and this attack consists of a suction that draws Lolo/Lala towards them. This attack is not itself fatal, but it can lead to an unescapable situation (such as drawing them towards a Medusa). However, it can be evaded by blocking the Moby, shooting it with a Magic Shot, or simply stepping to the side.

• Mobies only appear in the underwater levels of Adventures of Lolo II (Japan)/Adventures of Lolo 3, released in 1990.
• In the US title, Mobies did not appear until Level 11, but in the Japanese title (The Adventures of Lolo 2), they first appeared in Level 9.
• Mobies are green in the NES version, but they are blue in the Windows versions.
• In the Windows versions, if Lolo/Lala is being drawn in by a Moby and crosses a Medusa's path, he can turn and shoot the Medusa with a Magic Shot to encase it in an egg (if nothing is blocking the path of the shot).