Dante's Eagle Talon

Eagle Talon

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> "*Tch, a junkie Talon over the feral Neko? Typical baka Dan Dan.*"
> — Nekoferno's comment on Dante's Eagle Talon.
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**Dante's Eagle Talon** *(イーグルタロン Īguru taron)* lit. **1992 Eagle Talon TSI** is a mid size compact sports car currently owned by Dante Ryuzaki. Appearing in *The World Ends with You ~ Infernolab* followed by *Rise Above the Storm*, the Talon is Dante's favoured ride next to both Fafnir and Kiranaga.

## Profile

The Eagle Talon was first purchased from Vaduz and imported to Zenin for Dante's 18th birthday after acing his practical and theory tests with flying colors. Iconic for its left hand steering, all wheel drive capabilities, and superior autocross rallies, the Talon serves as one of Dante's transportation for The Disk O' Inferno, shopping, and other necessary needs.

Often serviced at SEIRYU Adachi CNC with his Mazda Miata, Dante maintains his Eagle Talon very well, despite multiple worn out transmissions.

### The World Ends with You ~ Infernolab

The Talon minimally appears throughout the movie in some scenes where Dante drives to Setsuna Manga Cafe. Later on in the movie, the Talon is seen cruising through Dies Infernum where it narrowly is crushed by Ameratsu.

### Rise Above the Storm ~ Infernolab

The Talon plays a major role in the movie as Team Infernolab's *'Infernomobile'.* Dante drives across Zenin, pit stopping in each important prefecture for the rings. Due to the exceeding weight limits that could cause a fatal breakdown, The Disk O' Inferno is removed from the trunk and shipped in a box truck from Shirakawa to Adachi on route via Miyazaki. Thankfully, the car wasn't vandalized from snooty strangers and was helpfully blessed from a generous local Shinrya shrine in Okinawa.

Alongside Kiranaga, a total car wreck on route to The Dragon's Gate causes the Talon to be trapped in Nurikabe's Wall, a ghostly wall that traps the team, willing to crush them and the Talon if the riddle is not answered correctly. With the team spared from the trap, the Talon unfortunately undergoes a crushing moment, with only a Flaming Gear air freshener rescued by Dante. Kiranaga volunteers to aid the Infernolab to Yakunagawa after the Eagle Talon's elimination.

### Dante's Return ~ Dragoma Inferno

The Talon is selected to become the team's main method of transport if Fafnir or Kiranaga are absent or in repair.

### Dragoma Inferno (anime)

"*I'd rather leap across the forest than ride your Talon. It's more pleasing to nature.*"
— Jason declining Dante's method of travel.

The Eagle Talon appears in a majority of the anime series, where the sports car is primarily used for the team's travel across Zenin. Despite it's capability of having a stable engine for it's worn functionality, the Talon has undergone many chases from various demons. It has however suffered a few injuries such as a slashed tire from the Enerera, a torn roof from Furaribi, and a splintered windshield from Gozu's axe and Mezu's spear. The car was heavily sliced in half by Jason's Crimson Inferno, the famed katana leaving trails of flames behind its split wreck. It was heavily damaged and crushed by Basan's decapitated body, Dante cursing against Jason's Flame Hashira. After the Talon was abandoned, the team had to resort to Fafnir, Kiranaga, and Nekoferno's aid for continuing their journey.

Another Talon was sent in by The Infernolab Enterprises after the downfall of Basan. During a pitstop in Shirakawa, the team is alerted with a flat bed truck transporting a new Eagle Talon, Dante is extremely overwhelmed towards it's restored appearance. Bardis elaborates that it was found by a group of locals from the Arima prefecture after Basan's body disintegrated. Ryuzaki repeatedly praises his Talon, thanking him for his efforts. This irks Jason as he smugly grunts in annoyance.

### Academy Infernolab! Junior High

The Talon appears in chapter 14 of the manga where Katsura takes it out for a spin, attempting to Auto rally through various Ragnavatars. In hopes of defeating her enemies very quickly, Dante pleads her to stop only for Ryuzaki to borrow Yuji's Genesis on the chase. The two cars begin to run on a makeshift road that changes appearance as they go. Racing on Nurikabe's Wall, the dog kami prizes the winner of the race, 24k grand of Zeninian Yens blessed by Shinrya. Katsura ends up crashing the Talon, causing Delzora to chuckle in embarrasment.

## Trivia

* Dante's 1992 Eagle Talon TSI is based off of Jason's Eagle Talon as stated in his profile on Heisenberg Racing.
* The Talon's gameplay mechanics across the world map is reminiscent to The Regalia from *Final Fantasy XV*.

## Gallery

Front diagonal view.Front bumper view.Side view.Left rear view.Right view.Front diagonal view.
## References

1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/heisenbergracing/team-bios/jason-bardis