Jon Talbain

Jonathan Talbain, also known as Gallon and Jon Talbain, is a character from the Darkstalkers series.
== Charactah Account ==
Jonathan Talbain was an orphan living peacefully in England until the night of the full moon, when he experienced his first transformation. He was quickly outcast from society. Thinking that in order to control his inner beast he must control his body, he subjected himself to intense training from hell.
With the creation of the Majigen, his soul was sucked in, and the beast he had tried for so long to control had resurfaced. In his ending, Talbain comes face-to-face with his dark self, and concluding that he can't suppress the beast any longer, goes for another session of training from hell.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
=== Cartoons ===
* Darkstalkers
=== Comics ===
* Darkstalkers
* Darkstalkers Tribute
* Darkstalkers: Rise of the Night Warriors
* Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
* Darkstalkers: The Ultimate Edition
* Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
* Street Fighter VS. Darkstalkers
=== Manga ===
* Capcom Gals Comic Anthology
* Darkstalkers/Red Earth: Maleficarum
* Street Fighter Zero 3
=== Video Games ===
* Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
* Capcom Fighting Collection
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Darkstalkers 3
* Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
* Darkstalkers Resurrection
* Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
* Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
* Pocket Fighters
* Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
* Teppen
* Vampire Chronicle For Matching Service
* Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection
== Trivia ==
* Amaterasu from Capcom's Okami series received an alternate costume in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 based on Jon.
* Jon's last name comes from Lawrence Talbot, the name of the titular Wolfman from the Lon Chaney Jr. film of the same name. His Japanese name is pronounced similar to "garou", a Japanese word meaning "hungry wolf".
* Jon Talbain's Moment Slice can dismember an enemy from head to toe, whose effects are more obvious in more recent versions of the game.
* In the Udon comics and anime OVA, Jon became a protective friend of Felicia, as she understands how it feels to be discriminated against, wishing to help him with his self-conflict and teach him to trust others and let go of his hatred of humans.
* It has been hinted in Darkstalkers 3 that Jon's dad has been watching his son's progress as a hero from the shadows in the human realm.
* Though they fight, ironically, vampires like Demitri have respect for werewolves. In modern pop culture, werewolves and vampires are mortal enemies that fight to the death. In ancient and medieval folklore, werewolves and vampires had no animosity and were sometimes considered one and the same.
* It is possible that Jon was also inspired by real-life martial artist Bruce Lee, characters based on him having been a major staple of fighting game rosters in the 90s. The resemblance can be seen through his use of nunchaku, his taunts and poses, some of his attacks, his association with dragons, and even the way he howls during attacks sounding much like Lee's famous yells. His body is also lean and relatively slight, comparable to Lee's. Furthermore, he dresses in kung fu pants and fights shirtless, although this is perhaps attributable more to martial artist stereotypes in general.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jon Talbain at Darkstalkopedia
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