Klololo

"Lolo... I may leave this world... But we'll always be... together. I believe that if you don't forget the sadness of this moment, we'll always be... together. Okay?"

- Klonoa, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

Klololo is the het ship between Klonoa and Lolo from the Klonoa fandom.

Canon
Throughout the series, Klonoa and Lolo have been shown to be close friends that care deeply for one another, though there have been more than enough hints towards them possibly becoming something more in the games as well as in other official Klonoa media.

In Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, the game where Lolo makes her first appearance and naturally when Klonoa and Lolo first meet, there is a scene in the Jungle Slider vision in Joilant where Tat remarks that girls don't like pesky boys to the both of them. Lolo retorts by saying that she likes Klonoa just fine, only to get flustered upon realizing just what she said and telling Klonoa that they need to get a move on in order to catch Tat. Klonoa is also notably shown to feel bad for Lolo upon learning about her past and her more selfish motivations in accompanying him, even defending her from an insult flung at her by the Old Tree they meet moments after. One last notable scene is the ending, where due to Klonoa's nature as a Dream Traveler, he has to leave Lunatea after saving it. Lolo initially seems to be completely okay, but this façade soon drops as soon as she mentions that Klonoa taught her that it is okay to cry so long as she does her best. After asking him if it is okay for her to cry, she runs up to Klonoa and hugs him whilst crying audibly and begging him not to leave. This isn't possible because again, Klonoa is a Dream Traveler, so he instead comforts her and tells her that they will always be together so long as she never forgets the sadness of this moment. After letting out her final tears, Lolo lets go and Klonoa bids farewell, thanking her for everything.

Of course, this would not be the last time they would meet. In Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament, Klonoa reunites with both Lolo and Popka while Garlen announces his intentions to hold a tournament to decide who is the best hero out there. Klonoa asks if Lolo would want to come with him, only for Lolo to decline, saying that she's grown stronger since they last met. Indeed, to Klonoa's amazement, Lolo and Popka are able to get through the preliminary rounds, with Lolo happy that she was able to impress Klonoa. Later, after getting beaten by Guntz, Lolo is captured and is used to coax Klonoa to continue through the tournament after discovering that the losers get turned into gears to help fuel Garlen's mechanical empire. Klonoa is eventually able to beat Garlen and rescue Lolo, and when he asks if she is alright, Lolo could only respond by thanking him for rescuing her.

Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal is an interesting case, taking place in an entirely different continuity from that of the other games in the series and whatnot. One difference is that unlike the previous games, Klonoa and Lolo are portrayed as being childhood friends. At the beginning of the game, Klonoa is shown trying to pick a flower known as the Radiant Flower with the intention to give it to Lolo, who is leaving Breezegale to study at the Sky Temple to become a full-fledged priestess. When he is about to give it to her, Lolo says that she doesn't want to accept his gift just yet, being concerned about the recent outbreak of phantom beasts around Bell Hill. Lolo asks Klonoa if he can promise to come back safely, and Klonoa says that he'll promise just that. This promise would be brought up numerous times throughout the story. After retrieving the Radiant Flower from Guntz, Klonoa finally gives it to Lolo just before her departure. Much later in the game, Lolo is notably concerned about Klonoa's safety while captured by Garlen. The reason why Lolo was captured was so she could be used as a living battery to bring back Nahatomb (it was her clumsiness that allowed her to be easily captured), who ends up being the final boss. Some time after Nahatomb's defeat, Klonoa tries to get a now comatose Lolo to wake up, but to seemingly no avail. Finally, the Radiant Flower, which couldn't bloom due to the gravitational pull of the Earth, is able to bloom, allowing Lolo to wake up. When she does, she tells an overjoyed Klonoa that she knew he would keep his promise to the very end.

Even beyond the games, there have been several hints towards Klonoa and Lolo being in a romantic relationship. In the webcomic Klonoa: Dream Traveler of Noctis Sol, Klonoa, as well as Popka and Huepow, find Lolo being tormented by Nightmare Klonoa while having a bad dream. Klonoa is able to rescue her, and when she begins to wake up upon realizing that she's having a nightmare, Klonoa says that he won't let her go this time. Sure enough, her connection to Klonoa allows him, Popka and Huepow to follow her back to reality as Huepow puts it, with Lolo happily hugging Klonoa after waking up and noticing exactly that. A short while later, when Klonoa praises Lolo for playing her part in repelling the Nighty-Knights, a bashful Lolo responds by saying she's just happy that Klonoa is even here. The manga Shippuu Tengoku Kaze no Klonoa is especially notable for being the single official instance of Lolo's feelings for Klonoa being confirmed, as she confesses her love to him during the final chapter of the second volume.

Fanon
Klololo is without a doubt one of the most prominent ships in the Klonoa fandom, due to it being the most canon-leaning. This isn't to say that there aren't any other Klonoa ships that are just as noteworthy though, with Klosorrow, the ship between Klonoa and The King of Sorrow, and Gunoa, the ship between Klonoa and Guntz, also having a fair amount of fans. There have been several pieces of fan fiction and fan art created for this ship, though due to the Klonoa series generally being overlooked, the ship is unsurpisingly not as popular as other ships from other fandoms.

When it comes to portrayals in fanworks such as fan art and fan fiction, it is typically Lolo who would be the first to realize she has a crush on Klonoa, and likewise she would be the first to confess her true feelings to him. This isn't to say that fanworks where the reverse is the case are non-existent, however. A chunk of these fan fiction can get more on the angsty side of things, with Klonoa having to comfort Lolo or Lolo having to comfort Klonoa when either of them are thinking about the more sad moments of their lives, like Lolo being bullied by her peers prior to Klonoa's arrival in Lunatea in Lolo's case, or Klonoa finding out that his memories with Huepow were all fake before subsequently being sucked forcefully out of Phantomile despite him not wanting to leave in Klonoa's case. There is a good amount of fluff too, however, since quite a few of those who ship the two and even fans of the Klonoa series in general would prefer them to be happy after all they have been through.

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Trivia

 * Klonoa saying to Lolo that they will always be together during the ending of Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil is likely a reflection of Huepow saying the same thing to Klonoa before and after they deal the finishing blow to Nahatomb in the first game, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
 * Another small detail of note is that in the original PS2 version, just before Klonoa thanks Lolo and departs, he can be seen shedding a single tear. This detail is not present in the remaster included in Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series for unknown reasons.
 * Klonoa and Lolo's respective voice actresses, Kumiko Watanabe and Tomoko Kawakami, were best friends in real life. They do not see each other anymore however, as unfortunately Tomoko Kawakami passed away after a three-year long battle with ovarian cancer in 2011.