How do I get Batch to recognise variable is equal to '#' instead of 'a'

I want to create a batch file rogue like, however I need to fix a slight problem. When the character walks into a wall ( # ) I want the character to go back a step, and that works, however I cannot get the batch script to recognise if the character has walked into a wall!

@echo off
set drive=%~dp0%
:start
echo %~dp0%
echo Set name
set /p file=">"
if not exist "%drive%Locations\%file%.bat" goto mdfile
set x=12
set y=15
goto level
:level
set loc=x%x%y%y%
set x%x%y%y%=a
call %drive%Locations\%file%.bat
if '%loc%'=='a' goto start
if '%loc%'=='0' echo Entered shop && pause && goto %dire%
if '%loc%'=='~' echo You are drowning && pause && goto boucle
goto boucle

:mdfile
call %~dp0%Locations\make.bat
set x=12
set y=15
goto level


:boucle
cls  
echo.
call :map
echo.
echo %loc%
if '%%!x%x%y%y%!%%' == !#! (echo Equal) else (echo Not Equal)

echo q w e a s d ///// %let%
echo.
set loc=x%x%x%y%
choice /c qweasd /n >nul
if %errorlevel%==1 goto :savenum
if %errorlevel%==2 goto :up
if %errorlevel%==3 goto :savenuma
if %errorlevel%==4 goto :left
if %errorlevel%==5 goto :down
if %errorlevel%==6 goto :right
goto boucle

:map

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echo %c0c0%%x11y1%%x11y2%%x11y3%%x11y4%%x11y5%%x11y6%%x11y7%%x11y8%%x11y9%%x11y10%%x11y11%%x11y12%%x11y13%%x11y14%%x11y15%%x11y16%%x11y17%%x11y18%%x11y19%%x11y20%%x11y21%%x11y22%%x11y23%%x11y24%%x11y25%%x11y26%%x11y27%%x11y28%%x11y29%%x11y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%x10y1%%x10y2%%x10y3%%x10y4%%x10y5%%x10y6%%x10y7%%x10y8%%x10y9%%x10y10%%x10y11%%x10y12%%x10y13%%x10y14%%x10y15%%x10y16%%x10y17%%x10y18%%x10y19%%x10y20%%x10y21%%x10y22%%x10y23%%x10y24%%x10y25%%x10y26%%x10y27%%x10y28%%x10y29%%x10y30%%c0c0%
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echo %c0c0%%x7y1%%x7y2%%x7y3%%x7y4%%x7y5%%x7y6%%x7y7%%x7y8%%x7y9%%x7y10%%x7y11%%x7y12%%x7y13%%x7y14%%x7y15%%x7y16%%x7y17%%x7y18%%x7y19%%x7y20%%x7y21%%x7y22%%x7y23%%x7y24%%x7y25%%x7y26%%x7y27%%x7y28%%x7y29%%x7y30%%c0c0%
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echo %c0c0%%x5y1%%x5y2%%x5y3%%x5y4%%x5y5%%x5y6%%x5y7%%x5y8%%x5y9%%x5y10%%x5y11%%x5y12%%x5y13%%x5y14%%x5y15%%x5y16%%x5y17%%x5y18%%x5y19%%x5y20%%x5y21%%x5y22%%x5y23%%x5y24%%x5y25%%x5y26%%x5y27%%x5y28%%x5y29%%x5y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%x4y1%%x4y2%%x4y3%%x4y4%%x4y5%%x4y6%%x4y7%%x4y8%%x4y9%%x4y10%%x4y11%%x4y12%%x4y13%%x4y14%%x4y15%%x4y16%%x4y17%%x4y18%%x4y19%%x4y20%%x4y21%%x4y22%%x4y23%%x4y24%%x4y25%%x4y26%%x4y27%%x4y28%%x4y29%%x4y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%x3y1%%x3y2%%x3y3%%x3y4%%x3y5%%x3y6%%x3y7%%x3y8%%x3y9%%x3y10%%x3y11%%x3y12%%x3y13%%x3y14%%x3y15%%x3y16%%x3y17%%x3y18%%x3y19%%x3y20%%x3y21%%x3y22%%x3y23%%x3y24%%x3y25%%x3y26%%x3y27%%x3y28%%x3y29%%x3y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%x2y1%%x2y2%%x2y3%%x2y4%%x2y5%%x2y6%%x2y7%%x2y8%%x2y9%%x2y10%%x2y11%%x2y12%%x2y13%%x2y14%%x2y15%%x2y16%%x2y17%%x2y18%%x2y19%%x2y20%%x2y21%%x2y22%%x2y23%%x2y24%%x2y25%%x2y26%%x2y27%%x2y28%%x2y29%%x2y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%x1y1%%x1y2%%x1y3%%x1y4%%x1y5%%x1y6%%x1y7%%x1y8%%x1y9%%x1y10%%x1y11%%x1y12%%x1y13%%x1y14%%x1y15%%x1y16%%x1y17%%x1y18%%x1y19%%x1y20%%x1y21%%x1y22%%x1y23%%x1y24%%x1y25%%x1y26%%x1y27%%x1y28%%x1y29%%x1y30%%c0c0%
echo %c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%%c0c0%
goto :eof

:LEFT
if '%y%'=='1' goto selecmap
set dire=right
set /a y=%y% -  1
set x%x%y%y%=a
goto level

:RIGHT
if '%y%'=='30' goto selecmap
set dire=left
set /a y=%y% + 1
set x%x%y%y%=a
goto level

:UP
if '%x%'=='24' goto selecmap
set dire=down
set /a x=%x% + 1
set x%x%y%y%=a
goto level

:DOWN
if '%x%'=='1' goto selecmap
set dire=up
set /a x=%x% - 1
set x%x%y%y%=a
goto level

:selecmap
goto boucle
set /p =
goto level

Essentially, the call :level command calls the set x1y1=. all the way through to set x24y30=. . This is the way the map is refreshed. after that, there is set x%x%y%y%=a to show the avatar. The walls are set after that line. I want the batch script to recognise it has walked into a wall because the avatar is not set to a, but rather the avatar is # instead. then it would goto :dire and reset where the avatar is. any help?

A.S.C