Malon

Malon as seen in Oracle of Seasons.
Malon
Species	Hylian (OoT, TMC) Human (OoS, FSA)
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Blue
Relatives	Talon (father)
Debut	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Malon is a recurring character within the Zelda series. She is usually portrayed as the young daughter of Talon, owner of Lon Lon Ranch.

Background

Ocarina of Time

In Ocarina of Time Malon was often seen singing Epona's Song, the song her mother had composed. She was also originally the only person who could tame the horse Epona and used her to set records at Lon Lon Ranch's track. As a young girl, she met a boy named Link and nicknamed him "Grasshopper" due to his green clothes. She taught him Epona's Song and found that Epona has grown fond of him.

Over the seven years of Link's slumber and Ganondorf's rise to power, Ingo took over Lon Lon Ranch and kicked Talon out of the ranch. Ingo forced Malon to stay by threatening to hurt the horses. Link eventually returned and overthrew Ingo by using Epona to beat him in a race. Malon thanked Link afterwards. Her father returned to the ranch, and she sang again during the celebration at Lon Lon Ranch following Ganondorf's defeat.

Other Games

Malon also appeared in Oracle of Seasons, where she lived with Talon in a small house north of Holodrum's Horon Village along with a flock of cuccos. When Talon left her in charge of the cuccos, Malon grew nervous, as she had no idea how to treat cuccos. If Link presented her with a helpful Cuccodex, she thanked him by giving him a Lon Lon Egg.

In Four Swords Adventures, Malon was featured in one level where the Links worked together to protect her and escort her to her home at Lon Lon Ranch. She also made a minor appearance in The Minish Cap, she sold Lon Lon Milk with Epona in Hyrule Castle Town.

Termina

In Majora's Mask, Malon has two Terminan counterparts: sisters named Romani and Cremia. Romani is the counterpart of her child self, while Cremia is the counterpart of her adult self and runs Romani Ranch.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In the Super Smash Bros. series, Malon has been represented as a trophy (using a model of her older self from Ocarina of Time 3D) in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and as an Advanced-rank Support Spirit (using art from her younger self in Ocarina of Time) in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Her Spirit's Support effect was to increase the power and ammo of shooting items. When fought in a Spirit battle, Malon's Spirit would possess Zelda in a battle where she could become stronger every time she consumed an edible item. During the battle, bottles of Lon Lon Milk would arrive in waves, and Cuccos also appeared in the battle.

Trivia

• Malon is based upon a similar character named Marin from Link's Awakening. According to the Hyrule Historia, Marin and Tarin's presences in the dream world might be derived from Link's memories of Malon and Talon.
• In Ocarina of Time, Malon also wears an amulet which shows Bowser‘s face.
• Twilight Princess has a pair of characters named Talo and Malo whose names are similar to Talon and Malon, yet aside from that there is no connection between the characters.
• She appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, using her model from Ocarina of Time 3D.
• In Breath of the Wild, the Japanese name for the Horse God Malanya is Maaron, most likely in reference to Malon due to the association with horses.