Talon, Malon's Dad
Talon is Malon’s father and the owner of Lon Lon Ranch. He sleeps through both of Link’s visits: outside Hyrule Castle as a child, and in Kakariko Village as an adult. A cucco wakes him in each era.
| Era | Place | How he wakes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child | Hyrule Castle entrance, daytime, during a milk delivery | Cucco hatched from the Weird Egg; he then runs home | 2 sources |
| Child, later | Inside the ranch house | Already awake; he hosts Super Cucco | 2 sources |
| Adult | Large house in the center of Kakariko Village | Pocket Cucco, named Wake-Up Cucco in remake notes; he returns to the ranch | 2 sources |
Who he is
Zelda Wiki describes a heavy sleeper who would rather nap than run the ranch, which is why Ingo can take it. The same trivia line says Talon’s design nods at Mario and Ingo’s nods at Luigi. He is Hylian, Malon’s only named parent, and the husband of a woman the game does not show. That marriage joke after the cucco game — he asks if Link wants to marry Malon, and the answer changes nothing — is quoted on Malon and Link so this page can stay about finding him.
Waking him, without the horse steps
Child Talon is the reason Malon is in Castle Town at all. Pocket the egg she gives you, hatch it, and bring the cucco back to the castle gate. He startles awake and heads for the ranch. Later, in the house, the Super Cucco minigame is his: 10 Rupees, 30 seconds, three birds, and a bottle of Lon Lon Milk on the first clear. Adult Talon has been pushed to Kakariko. The same idea works with the Pocket Cucco from the adult trading sequence. IGN and the wiki agree he promises to work and goes home, which is what restores the ranch alongside the race result. The race itself is not his scene; it is on Malon’s Friend.
No 2026 cast list checked for this page assigns him a voice, and the CBR design roundup does not discuss his clothes. Those cells stay empty. The mask line about his wife is on Malon’s mother.
Questions people ask
Where is Malon’s dad?
Outside Hyrule Castle as a child, asleep on a milk delivery, and in a large house in Kakariko Village as an adult after Ingo takes the ranch.
How do you wake Talon?
With a cucco. The child bird hatches from the Weird Egg. The adult bird is the Pocket Cucco, called a Wake-Up Cucco in remake notes.
Sources
Review updated 2026-11-14; individual source access dates are listed below. A claim supported by two independent write-ups is marked by that count. A single write-up stays marked as one source.
- Zelda Wiki — Talon — checked 2026-11-13
- Game8 — Malon’s Friend — checked 2026-11-13
- IGN — How to Get Epona — checked 2026-11-13
- Legends of Z — Malon Zelda Guide — checked 2026-11-14