Talon

:Not to be confused with , a similarly named character from .
 is a recurring character in .
==Biography==
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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 in which he tosses three special Cuccos into a crowd of normal Cuccos and asks Link to find those specific three. The prize is a Bottle full of Lon Lon Milk. After Link wins the game, Talon will jokingly ask Link if he wants to marry Malon.
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Talon and Malon live in a chicken farm north of Horon Village in . As part of the , Link must wake up Talon sleeping on Mt. Cucco with the Megaphone. Talon then gives Link a Mushroom as thanks.
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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.
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 and his daughter both operate east of in .
 first encounters after speaking with the in . He and are locked out of their . helps them by shrinking to size and going into their to find the , which is inside a . This gives him access to and the northern portion of , where is located. stays in his near for the remainder of the game.
He is one of the potential characters to have a random available.
==Development==
In an developer's interview posted on 's website, 1101.com, script writer Toru Osawa says that and from are based on and from and it is intended that players who have played the previous game will recognize the reference. even states that it is likely that is formed from 's memories of .
==Trivia==
* 's wife is never seen in the series, although he does mention her in when talks to him while wearing either the or .
* , along with , seem to be based on and of the . In an artwork, 's hat even has Mario's "M" logo on it. Additionally, there is a emblem on 's scarf, which is also present on . 's sleeping pose in is also identical to Mario's sleeping pose from .
**In the The Super Mario Bros Movie, 's character design is used for the original character of Mario & Luigi's father.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:OoT Talon Sleeping.jpg| sleeping in 
File:SleepingTalon(OoA).gif| sleeping in 
File:OoS Link Obtaining the Mushroom.png| giving the in 
File:OOS MalonHouse.png| and 's home in 
File:Lon Lon Ranch FSA.png| and in in 
File:Japan Expo Artwork.png|Japan Expo 2017 artwork depicting as a waiter working at 
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