Jon Talbain

**Gallon**, known in English as **Jon Talbain** is a character who appears in *Darkstalkers*. He was featured on the 6th report of Death Battle X, where he was pit up against Terry Bogard from *The King Of Fighters*.

## History

Jon Talbain was the son of a normal British human mother, but his father was a gentle and heroic werewolf. Unfortunately, his mother was killed by a supernatural assassin commanded by Jedah Dohma, shortly after Jon was born. Although he was alone, he had lived a peaceful life as a human and trained with a half-breed like him who helped him control his supernatural powers. One full-moon night, his master was murdered by a group of bandits, the primal beast within him awoke and he turned into a werewolf and fought them off. The transformation caused him to be shunned from human society. Though shocked by discovering he was a Darkstalker, Talbain harbored no animosity towards his parents, whom had never been a part of his life. Talbain was determined not to let the his primal instincts consume him. Following his inner voice, he devoted himself to fighting and pushing himself beyond his limit, believing that if he retained his inner humanity, he might regain his physical humanity one day.

## Death Battle X Info

### Background

* Debut: Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
* Real/Full Name: Gallon (Japanese)/Jon Talbain (English)
* Age: 54
* Height: 6'1"
* Weight: 154 lbs
* Species: Half-Wolf Half-Human Darkstalker Hybrid
* Gender: Male

### Abilities

* **Rapid Crunch:** A simple and quick bite Jon performs when near an opponent.
* **Canyon Rounder:** Jon grabs the opponent and rolls with them backwards, latter throwing them, it's basically his normal throw.
* **Canyon Flyer:** This is basically Talbain’s air-throw, as shown above he gets a good grip on the opponent and spins.
* **Sadness Wind:** Very similar (if not the same) as his regular medium kick, the only difference is that he steps a bit forward before delivering the kick. Why he decided to name this technique something so depressing for something so simple is beyond us.
* **Strike Wolf:** His “pursuit” attack, Talbain tackles an already grounded foe, dealing extra damage.
* **Beast Cannon:** Jon, engulfing himself in an aura of chi, propels himself with incredible force against his opponents. This is probably one of his strongest and most versatile attacks. He can go in any direction he desires and even do several of them back to back if need be. It's fast enough to cover large distances in a few seconds and even one-shot Huitzils.
* **Climb Laser:** A Flash kick-type move in which Jon performs an upwards kick engulfed in chi. It's also strong enough to slice Huitzil robots in half.
* **Wild Circular:** A powerful grab in which Talbain does a rolling backflip into the air and slams his opponent down.
* **Million Flicker:** Talbain takes out his nunchucks and swings them at his opponent in the blink of an eye, dealing a lot of damage at close range.
* **Moment Slice:** Jon stabs the opponent in the gut with his claws and then proceeds to slice them into the air.
* **Dragon Cannon:** Talbain summons a giant spiral dragon (or twin dragons in other games) made of fire and shoots it at the opponent. This tends to be one of his strongest techniques overall, capable of incinerating people in a few seconds.
* **Miracle Body:** This is his “Dark Force” ability in DS3, Talbain creates a mirage clone of himself that follows his every move, dealing devastating damage (Kinda like Zero’s Songenmu from MvC3).

### Feats

#### Strength

* Destroyed a hunting rifle with no problem
* Smashed through the roof of a train
* Tore apart a group of Huitzils, metal robots which in this continuity can create large explosions
* Comparable to Anakaris, who lifted several large egyptian pyramids (3.88 kilotons of TNT)
* Comparable to Q-Bee, who slightly displaced clouds by calling upon her hive
* Destroyed a fountain
* Comparable to Victor, who destroyed most of a tree with a punch
* Traded blows with Felicia
* Took on samurai ghosts made by Bishamon
* Damaged Bishamon
* Decapitated a zombie
* (Sort of) hurt UDON Jedah with his strikes
* Traded blows with Chun-Li in the Street Fighter vs Darkstalkers crossover comics

#### Speed

* Moved fast enough to appear as a blur while fighting Felicia
* Outran an explosion
* As fast as B.B. Hood
* Dodged UDON Jedah’s strikes
* Can move in tandem with the lightning called down in Felicia’s intro animation (Mach 518.13)
* Comparable to Huitzils, which can fly from Hellstorm to Earth
	+ Huitzils can also fly from Earth to Pyron’s location in a short amount of time (Mach 1384.37-0.0158c)
* Kept up with UDON Chun-Li
* Comparable to Lilith in the manga, who can quickly travel from England to New Orleans
* Dodged gunfire from Marlin 336 rifles
* Claims he can move at light speed.

#### Durability

* Survived getting blasted by a rocket from B.B. Hood
* Tanked B.B. Hood’s molotov cocktail
* Tanked B.B. Hood’s Grenades
* Comparable to Anakaris, who survived a big explosion (0.23-30.84 tons of TNT)
* Took a beating from Felicia
* Took attacks from UDON Violent Ken
* Took attacks from UDON Chun-Li. UDON Chun-Li blew a sizable hole through the side of a mountain with a special technique.
* Took attacks from UDON Akuma
* Took attacks from Lord Raptor
* Survived being stabbed by Bishamon’s blade, Kien
* Took attacks from Bishamon
* Healed from abdominal injuries sustained in his fight with Felicia in one night

#### Skills

* Classified as a B-class Darkstalker
* Defeated his evil side, Dark Talbain
* Matched B.B Hood, an expert Darkstalker Hunter
* Defeated a group of Huitzils in the OVA
* Has fought Felicia
* Took on Lord Raptor’s Zombie Army
* Took on Bishamon
* Took on UDON Jedah
* One Shot Lilith in the Savior Manga
* Kept up with Morrigan in combat

### Weaknesses

* If there’s one thing that Talbain is constantly struggling with, it’s fighting his urge to go full monster. While he’s never given into his bestial side thanks to years of honing his skills, he still constantly battles himself inside to keep it in check. If he does succumb, while becoming more ruthless and savage, he loses most of his intelligence and skill, which has allowed fighters like Felicia to defeat him in the past.