Talon (G1)

Talon is a Decepticon Predator from the Generation 1 continuity family.

And they complain about fighter jets turning their lights on at night...

Talon is the Predators' advance fighter. Strong and vicious, what he lacks in intelligence he more than makes up for with his sheer strength and his foul temper. He likes to drop suddenly out of the sky to blast his grounded enemies.

French-Canadian name: Griffe

Belgian name: Demon

Fiction

IDW comics continuity

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Talon served under the command of Turmoil when their second-in-command Deadlock abandoned his post. Drift issue 1

Toys

Generation 1

• Talon (Small Predator, 1992)
  • Accessories: Missile launcher, 3 missiles

Talon transforms to a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet, and is equipped with a missile launcher, usable in both modes. His wings have pegs to store his two extra missiles.

As a Predator, he features a Megavisor gimmick that lets him attach to Skyquake and Stalker, showing an image through those toys' viewfinders. Talon's Megavisor slide shows a schematic vehicle mode image of Thunder Clash.

This toy was also available in Japan as the character Moon Jet.

• More information on Talon at TFU.info

Notes

• Talon's slide image is labeled with several text pointers, at least two of which are easter eggs of sorts. The labels read "HAS-BRO", "MA-SA", "E-JI MA", and possibly "DK-P-MI" (this last label is trickier to read).