Talon


 * Not to be confused with Talo, a similarly named character from .

is a recurring character in.

Talon is in charge of Lon Lon Ranch in. He is lazy and a very heavy and long sleeper. After Ganondorf acquires the Triforce of Power and turns Hyrule into an evil wasteland, he appoints Talon's underling, Ingo, to take charge of the Ranch. After Ingo ousts Talon from the Ranch, he can be found sleeping in one of the houses in Kakariko Village. Link can only wake him up by using Cojiro. When he regains control of his Ranch, he tells Link that he will dedicate himself to hard work from that point onward. Talon has a daughter named Malon, to whom he entrusts his finest horse, Epona.

When Link is a child, Talon allows Link to play the Super Cucco Game in which he tosses three special Cuccos into a crowd of normal Cuccos and asks Link to find those specific three. The prize is an empty Bottle full of Lon Lon Milk. After Link wins the game, Talon will jokingly ask Link if he wants to marry Malon.

Talon and Malon live in a chicken farm north of Horon Village in. As part of the trading sequence, Link must wake up Talon sleeping on Mt. Cucco with the Megaphone. Talon then gives Link a Mushroom as thanks.

Talon appears in the Near the Fields level in. After escorting Malon safely home, Talon tells of recent troubles in the area and bemoans the only safe thing for them to do is stay in the house all the time. As gratitude, he allows the Links to use horses to traverse the area past their house.

Talon lives in his Ranch with Malon in. The first time Link sees him, he is wandering around the front of his house at Lon Lon Ranch, as he has lost his key and cannot get in. Link must find the key and give it to Talon. As a reward, Talon will allow Link to go through his house and seek passage into Lake Hylia.

Development
In an developer's interview posted on 's website, 1101.com, script writer Toru Osawa says that Talon and Malon from  are based on Tarin and Marin from  and it is intended that players who have played the previous game will recognize the reference. even states that it is likely that Tarin is formed from Link's memories of Talon.

Trivia

 * Talon's wife is never seen in the series, although he does mention her in when Link talks to him while wearing either the Gerudo Mask or Goron Mask.
 * Talon, along with Ingo, seem to be based on and  of the . In, Talon's hat even has Mario's "M" logo on it. Additionally, there is a  emblem on Talon's scarf, which is also present on Malon. Talon's sleeping pose in  is also identical to Mario's sleeping pose from .