Talon

Talon is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda series. He is the owner of Lon Lon Ranch, and the father of Malon. Talon frequently acts irresponsibly and carefree; he does little to no work at Lon Lon Ranch, leaving the hard work to Malon and Ingo, the ranch hand. More than once, he is found sleeping, completely ignorant of other people worrying about him.

Talon's appearance is similar to Mario, the protagonist of Nintendo's Mario series. He also wears a pendant that resembles Bowser, the primary antagonist in the majority of Mario games. Malon also has a similar pendant.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Talon makes his first appearance. Here, Link first finds him sleeping outside Hyrule Castle. He had fallen asleep while waiting to deliver Lon Lon Milk to the Royal Family of Hyrule, and Link had been asked, by Malon, to find out where he was. He awakens Talon with a Cucco, and Talon hurries back to apologize to Malon.

When Link returns to Lon Lon Ranch, Talon holds a special mini-game known as the Super Cucco-findin' Game. In this game, Link must find his three special Super Cuccos before the time limit runs out. If he manages to accomplish this, Talon gives him a Bottle full of Milk. He also jokingly asks if Link wants to marry Malon.

After having been sealed inside the Sacred Realm for seven years, Link returns to find Lon Lon Ranch in disarray. Ganondorf, now the King of Evil, has given the ranch to Ingo, who subsequently kicked Talon out. Link finds Talon sleeping in a generous woman's house in Kakariko Village. He can be woken up with the Pocket Cucco. Eventually, Link can defeat Ingo in a horse race. Ingo's defeat is such that he pretends that he never took over the ranch, and Talon moves back in.

In the ending sequence, it appears that Ingo and Talon have buried the hatchet, as they are merrily dancing together with all the other races of Hyrule at the celebration at Lon Lon Ranch.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Talon and Malon appear again. Here, the two breed Cuccos north of Horon Village. However, at one point, Talon falls asleep while hiking on Mt. Cucco, and Malon is left to tend to the Cuccos all by herself. Talon can eventually be awakened with the help of a Megaphone that Link can obtain as part of the trading quest for the Noble Sword. As thanks for waking him, Talon gives Link the Mushroom.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Talon is seen only briefly. When Link rescues Malon, and takes her back to Lon Lon Ranch, Talon allows Link to use their horses by collecting Carrots.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Talon and Malon make an appearance. Lon Lon Ranch is located to the east of Hyrule Town. At one point, Talon manages to lose the key to their house. Link, however, retrieves the Spare Key for them, allowing them to enter.

The Hero of Time
In this fan film based on Ocarina of Time, Talon is very different from his in-game counterpart. He owns the Epona Inn in Hyrule Castle Town, but when Ganondorf usurps control of Hyrule, he moves with his family to an isolated far. He is very distressed over the death of his daughter, Malon.