Malon

Malon lives with her father Talon in  Ocarina of Time. The two own Lon Lon Ranch, where they take care of Epona the horse. Malon calls Link "fairy boy" in this game, because his clothes resemble those in the legends she has heard of the 'fairy children of the forest', presumably the Kokiri. Her mother died when she was a child and taught her "Epona's Song."

Alternate Egos
In  Majora's Mask, Link visits an alternate world called Termina which is populated by different versions of Ocarina of Time characters. Malon has two equivalents in this world, Romani (younger sister) and Cremia (elder sister), two orphaned sisters who own Romani Ranch. These characters make use of the two Malon character models in Ocarina of Time, one for child Malon and one for adult Malon after Link has been asleep for 7 years. Malon also made a cameo in  Oracle of Seasons. She had a small house in which you could visit her. Talon also makes an appearance as her father.

In The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Malon and Talon once again own the Lon Lon Ranch, although it is nothing like the ranch in Ocarina of Time.

Although Marin of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is supposed to resemble Zelda, she has often been depicted as a tropical version of Malon because of the similarities of their names. This theory is further supported by the fact that Tarin is the name of Marin's father. This depiction has often helped fuel the debate between shippers of the Zelda fandom.

Love Interest
There has been speculation and heated debate about the possibility of Malon, as opposed to Princess Zelda, being Link's love interest; reasons include the fact that one of the Gossip Stones outside the Temple of Time states that Malon dreams of a knight in shining armor, that fact that Talon jokes that Link should marry her, and the fact that - aside from Navi - Malon is the only female of the entire supporting and main cast who does not become a Sage. When Ruto awakens as the Sage of Water, she hints that Sages cannot marry.