Jon Talbain

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Jon Talbain is a playable character from the Darkstalkers franchise.

## Background

In the dark demon realm of Makai, among the seven legendary houses and families who rule it, the Kreutz nobility is perhaps one of the deadliest. Led by the Wolf Lord, Baraba Kreutz, this group of royal guardsmen participated in numerous battles across the history of Makai, even earning Baraba the honour of being rival to vampire noble Demitri Maximoff. Twenty years prior, Baraba had ended up stumbling into our ever familiar human world, falling in love with an unknown woman who cared for him as he suffered grievous injuries. Despite his fading memory upon returning to the demon realm, this encounter permanently tied Baraba to mortal life. Ten years later, Baraba disappeared. Rumour has it that he returned to the woman he met that decade prior, but his true fate is a mystery. This secret affair would give birth to the cursed werewolf, Jon Talbain.

Born 1940, England, Jon’s mother died shortly after giving birth, and his father soon disappeared once again. Jon was forced to grow up alone, unaware of his demonic ties, viewing his parents in a merely conceptual sense. Jon would remain ignorant of his heritage until he was a young adult, where one fateful day, under the iridescent glow of the full moon, a beastly instinct awoke. Where there was once bare flesh laid fur. In his new werewolf form, the orphan had become an outcast from human society, and was determined to prevent his monstrous urges from consuming his human past completely. He devoted himself to pushing his physical limits, adamant that mastering his inner humanity would undo the curse and make him man once more. Eventually encountering a similarly plagued hermit, who informed him that the curse would be broken if Jon achieved his physical peak, Jon hears of Lord Demitri’s plan to organise a tournament to determine the strongest Darkstalker, alongside the invasion of the alien energy god Pyron, and saw this as a way to further his physical abilities and link to humanity. Jon’s wishes become manifest after the events of the first Darkstalkers game, as the curse is lifted and he returns to human form. His quest seemingly over, Jon looks to the shining sun, illuminating his victory over the darkness within.

Despite his success, however, Jon continued to be shunned by human society, finding acceptance only amongst the innocence of children, even befriending two orphans known as Fred and Marco. Years later, the otherworldly heir finds himself sensing the urge of the werewolf within once more. Hearing an ethereal voice in the back of his mind, Jon abruptly transforms into a monster once more. It is only then that Jon finally realises that it is impossible to rid his blood of the curse forever. He becomes aware of his fear manifest as a corrupt alternate version of himself, referred to simply as Dark Talbain. Called to the unnatural realm of the Majigen by the sealed demon lord Jedah Dohma, Jon comes face-to-face with his malevolent alter-ego, and engages in a battle to determine which side of him will obtain dominance. Achieving victory, he at last comes to terms with his monstrous half. Regardless of the consequences, as long as he seeks to retain control, Jon Talbain will never stop pushing himself to his limits.

## Powers & 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

### Skill

* 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.