Talon (G1)

The name or term "Talon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Talon (disambiguation).

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.

Fiction

Predator Air Attack!

Before a surprise attack against the Turbomaster base, Talon ordered the activation of Supersight. With Supersight, the Predators found Breakneck speeding through the Desert. Predator Air Attack!

2005 IDW continuity

Following the Simanzi Massacre, Talon was stationed at Grindcore Prison where he served under the commandant. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)

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

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Multiforce fought the Predators in the Skomiloch Territories after they were displaced from their native time by a dimensional shock. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/01

Toys

The Transformers

• 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).

Foreign names

• Japanese: Talon (タロン Talon)
• Dutch: Demon
• French: Griffe (Canada, "Talon"), Demon (Europe)
• Italian: Bomber