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| − | Malon plays a small role in the [[Oracle of Seasons trading sequence|trading sequence]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''. She lives with her father Talon north of [[Horon Village]], where the two raise Cuccos. When Link first meets her, Talon has gone to climb [[Mt. Cucco]] and has left Malon to raise the Cuccos by herself; however, she confesses to the young hero that she does not know much about the hens.<ref>{{cite|My dad, Talon, went to climb Mt. Cucco, so I have to care for our hens. But there's so much I don't know...|Malon|OOS}}</ref> Link can help her by giving her the [[Cuccodex]], an information database of Cuccos, in exchange for a [[Lon Lon Egg]].<ref>{{cite|Say! Is that a |
+ | Malon plays a small role in the [[Oracle of Seasons trading sequence|trading sequence]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''. She lives with her father Talon north of [[Horon Village]], where the two raise Cuccos. When Link first meets her, Talon has gone to climb [[Mt. Cucco]] and has left Malon to raise the Cuccos by herself; however, she confesses to the young hero that she does not know much about the hens.<ref>{{cite|My dad, Talon, went to climb Mt. Cucco, so I have to care for our hens. But there's so much I don't know...|Malon|OOS}}</ref> Link can help her by giving her the [[Cuccodex]], an information database of Cuccos, in exchange for a [[Oracle of Seasons Trading Sequence#Lon Lon Egg|Lon Lon Egg]].<ref>{{cite|Say! Is that a |
Cuccodex? That would be a big help... May I have it? Really? Thank you! Take this! It's a Lon Lon Egg. These eggs are all the rage with cute girls!|Malon|OOS}}</ref> In this game, Malon lives in [[Holodrum]] and the concept art depicts her with rounded ears. |
Cuccodex? That would be a big help... May I have it? Really? Thank you! Take this! It's a Lon Lon Egg. These eggs are all the rage with cute girls!|Malon|OOS}}</ref> In this game, Malon lives in [[Holodrum]] and the concept art depicts her with rounded ears. |
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Template:Character
Malon is a recurring character in the Template:Series, first introduced in Ocarina of Time. In the majority of games she has appeared in, she is the daughter of the rancher Talon, who owns Lon Lon Ranch.[1][2] Although she has made appearances in other Zelda games, her character has never been developed as much as in Ocarina of Time, which is also the only game in which Malon appears as an adult.
Portrayed as a kind-hearted and responsible girl, Malon is often seen taking care of Epona, one of the ranch's horses. She also enjoys singing, specifically "Epona's Song," as seen in Ocarina of Time and The Minish Cap.
Appearances and Biography
Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Malon is a young girl who loves to sing outside the Hyrule Castle's walls at night. She, along with Ingo, takes care of most of the duties at the ranch due to her father's laziness. Link first meets Malon, who calls him "Fairy Boy", in the Hyrule Castle Market where she was looking for her father.[3] After Link finds Talon asleep and wakes him up using the Cucco that hatched from the Weird Egg Malon gave him,[4] Malon returns to Lon Lon Ranch with her father. When Link goes visit her at the ranch, she introduces him to a young horse named Epona[5] and teaches the young hero "Epona's Song," a song Malon's mother had composed.[6]
Seven years later, when Link returns to the ranch, he finds out that Ingo had exiled Talon and taken over the ranch. Malon was working for him out of fear of how the animals would be treated if she disobeys his orders.[7] Moreover, since Ingo was planning to give Epona as a present to Ganondorf, Malon was the only one who could tame her.[8] Link then challenges Ingo to a race and defeats him, using Epona to escape from the ranch. Next time Link enters the ranch, he will find Malon has regained control and Ingo has gone back to being "a normal, nice person". Malon tells Link that she had recognized him but wasn't sure until he told her his name. After the ranch girl tells Link how things went back to normal, she thanks the young hero for all his help.[9]
As a mini-game, Malon lets him race around the ranch to compete against her best time.[10] When he's able to beat her time, she rewards him by sending a cow to his house in Kokiri Forest, which may be used as a reliable and free source of Lon Lon Milk.
With the Mask of Truth, Link can learn from the Gossip Stones that Malon dreams for a knight to take her away.[11] A Gossip Stone in front of the Temple of Time also says that Malon was the original record holder of the Lon Lon Ranch obstacle course, her record being 50 seconds.[12]
Ocarina of Time is the only game in which Malon's mother is mentioned. She is most likely dead by the time of the events of Ocarina of Time, but it is clear she had a great influence on Malon and the others on the ranch. She's the one who composed "Epona's Song," which is said to be liked by everyone on the farm.[6][13] Talking to Talon while wearing the Gerudo Mask or the Goron Mask causes him to say that it reminds him of his wife, but he quickly retracts that statement.[14]
Oracle of Seasons
Malon plays a small role in the trading sequence in Oracle of Seasons. She lives with her father Talon north of Horon Village, where the two raise Cuccos. When Link first meets her, Talon has gone to climb Mt. Cucco and has left Malon to raise the Cuccos by herself; however, she confesses to the young hero that she does not know much about the hens.[15] Link can help her by giving her the Cuccodex, an information database of Cuccos, in exchange for a Lon Lon Egg.[16] In this game, Malon lives in Holodrum and the concept art depicts her with rounded ears.
Four Swords Adventures
Malon appears in Four Swords Adventures on Near the Fields' first stage, The Field. Upon arriving to the field, the Links encounter Malon standing by herself. She tells the young travelers that she was running errands, but just as she was about to head back to her home, it started raining; furthermore, the Soldiers were moving all the cannons and even aimed their bows at the farm girl.[17] Helpless, Malon asks the four Links if she can accompany them until she gets back to Lon Lon Ranch with her father, Talon.[18] During their travel, Malon can be killed by the castle guards, as she has only one Heart Container. Once the Links return her safely to the ranch, she admits that at first she was not sure she could count on them, but soon realized her mistake and acknowledges the Links as "real heroes."[19]
The Minish Cap
Malon makes a small appearance in The Minish Cap. Talon and she were locked out of their house, but Link can help them by using Ezlo's power to go into the house and find the spare key, which is inside a pot.[20] Malon thanks Link for his help, and later on in the game, she can be be found in Hyrule Town selling Lon Lon Milk for 100 Rupees alongside a horse that looks like Epona.[21]
When Link speaks to Malon, she will briefly sing "Epona's Song."
Development
In an Ocarina of Time developer's interview posted on Shigesato Itoi's website, 1101.com, script writer Toru Osawa says that Talon and Malon in Ocarina of Time are based on Tarin and Marin in Link's Awakening and it is intended that players who have played the previous game will recognize the reference.[22]
In the same interview, Shigeru Miyamoto says that Malon being a songstress is inspired by his love of country music, including people like Emmylou Harris.[23]
Trivia
- Malon is based off of Marin from Link's Awakening,[22] who is in turn seems to be based off of Princess Zelda. This would make Malon indirectly based on Princess Zelda.
- The symbols on the bottom of her dress spell "Lon" in Hylian.
- Both Malon and Talon wear "Bowser Medallions".
- In the manga, Malon ends up calling Link "Mr. Hero" instead of "Fairy Boy".
- Some fans have interpreted a romantic relationship between Link and Malon.
- Malon had two equivalent characters in Majora's Mask, Romani and Cremia, two sisters who look similar to Malon, one young and one old.
- During the night theme in Twilight Princess, a voice similar to Malon's sings. This also happens in Ikana Canyon's theme in Majora's Mask.
- Malon shares similarities with Ilia, who is also the caretaker of Epona in Twilight Princess. They also both lives near or on a farm with their father, as well as they both teach Link how to play Epona's Song.
- Malo's name, from Twilight Princess, might be a reference to Malon, along with his brother's name Talo which might be a reference to Talon.
Gallery
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Young Malon as seen in Ocarina of Time
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Young Malon
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Adult Malon in Lon Lon Ranch
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Adult Malon
Malon's "Bowser Medallion"
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Malon in Ocarina of Time 3D
Learning Epona's Song from Malon in Ocarina of Time 3D
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Malon from Template:OOS
Outside Malon and Talon's home in Oracle of Seasons
Inside Malon and Talon's home in Oracle of Seasons
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Link receives the Lon Lon Egg from Malon in Oracle of Seasons
See also
- Marin
- Romani and Cremia
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FrenchCA | Malon 
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SpanishLA | Malon
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- ↑ "Ohh... You're a fairy boy from the forest! My name is Malon! My dad owns Lon Lon Ranch!" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "My name's Malon! I'm from the Lon Lon Ranch right up the road." — Malon (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "The girl from the ranch asked us to find her father...I wonder where he is?''" — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Oh yeah, if you'll look for him, I'll give this to you. I've been incubating this egg very carefully... Tee hee!" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Oh yeah, I have to introduce you to my friend, fairy boy! She's this horse. Her name is Epona. Isn't she cute?" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "My mother composed this song. Isn't it nice? Let's sing together." — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Oh...a visitor! It's been a long time since we've had a visitor here... Where did you come from? Since Ganondorf came, people in the Castle Town have gone, places have been ruined, and monsters are wandering everywhere. Mr. Ingo is just using the ranch to gain Ganondorf's favor... Everyone seems to be turning evil... But Dad... He was kicked out of the ranch by Mr. Ingo... If I disobey Mr. Ingo, he will treat the horses so badly... So... There's nothing I can do..." — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Epona really liked that song... Only I could tame that horse... Even Mr. Ingo had a hard time... Hee hee hee!" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Thank you very much for the other day... I haven't even asked you your name yet... ........ Really? Link! That's what I thought! You're the fairy boy from the forest! That was years ago! Do you remember me? You do? I was sure it was you because Epona remembered you! Oh, I have to tell you about Mr. Ingo... He was afraid that the Evil King might find out that Epona had been taken away...It really upset him! But one day, all of a sudden, he went back to being a normal, nice person! Now my dad is coming back...I can't believe it, but peace is returning to this ranch! It's all because of you! I owe you so much! Thank you! Thank you, Link!" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "How about trying your skill with Epona on an obstacle course? I'll time you for two laps. It's pretty challenging. If you miss jumping a fence in the proper order, you'll fail. How about it? Do you want to try?" — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "They say that Malon of Lon Lon Ranch hopes a knight in shining armor will come and sweep her off her feet someday." — Gossip Stone (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "They say that Malon set the original record in the obstacle course of Lon Lon Ranch." — Gossip Stone (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "You... Do you know my mother's song? Everyone really liked that song... My dad... Even Mr. Ingo..." — Malon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Hey, that reminds me of my wife... On second thought, it doesn't... It doesn't look like her at all!" — Talon (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "My dad, Talon, went to climb Mt. Cucco, so I have to care for our hens. But there's so much I don't know..." — Malon (Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "Say! Is that a Cuccodex? That would be a big help... May I have it? Really? Thank you! Take this! It's a Lon Lon Egg. These eggs are all the rage with cute girls!" — Malon (Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "Like today! I was coming home after running errands but...I couldn't get back. I mean, it started raining, and the castle guards were moving all the cannons... The cannons are really old, and they're not meant to be used... It was really weird." — Malon (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "Say, if you're all going on ahead, take me with you! You're friends with the green fairy, so of course it's OK, right? Oh, great! Thanks! My name's Malon! I'm from the Lon Lon Ranch right up the road. It's not very far... Thanks, again!" — Malon (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "I hate to admit it, but at first, I wasn't sure I could really count on you guys. But it turns out, you guys are the best! You're real heroes!" — Malon (Four Swords Adventures)
- ↑ "I lost my key, and I can't get inside. And the spare key's inside the house!" — Talon (The Minish Cap)
- ↑ "Thank you, Link. Now, I can finally get back into my house. Well, I'd better be going. I have a lot to do before I can leave town." — Malon (The Minish Cap)
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