Talon or talons may refer to:

Science and technology

Talon (anatomy) A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsu ...

, the claw of a bird of prey *

Brodifacoum Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-hydroxycoumarin vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison. In recent years, it has become one of the world's most widely used pesticides. It is typically used as a rodenticide, but is also used to control larger p ...

, a rodenticide, also known as the brand Talon *

TALON (database) TALON (Threat and Local Observation Notice) was a database maintained by the United States Air Force after the September 11th terrorist attacks. It was authorized for creation in 2002 by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz, in order to colle ...

, a database maintained by the US Air Force * Talon, an anti-vehicle-ramming

spike strip A spike strip (spike belt, traffic spikes, tire shredders, stingers, stop sticks, Stinger or formally known as a tire deflation device) is a device or incident weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tir ...

-like net

Entertainment and media

* ''Talon'', the newspaper of Los Altos High School, US *

Talon (cards) A talon (; French for "heel") in card games is a stack of undealt cards that is placed on the table to be used during the actual game. Depending on the game or region, they may also be referred to as the blind, kitty, skat, stock, tapp or widow (US ...

, in some card games, the remainder of a deck of cards * ''Talon'', a novel by

Julie Kagawa Julie Kagawa (born October 12, 1982) is an American author, best known for publishing and writing '' The Iron Fey Series'' consisting of 15 books including: ''The Iron King'', ''The Iron Daughter'', ''The Iron Queen'', and ''The Iron Knight''. ...

* Talon (''Smallville''), a fictional coffee shop in the TV series *

Talon (roller coaster) Talon is an inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel at a cost of $13 million, Talon opened to the public in 2001 and was ...

, an inverted roller coaster

Fictional characters

* Talons, assassins of the

Court of Owls The Court of Owls is a criminal organization and secret society appearing in DC Comics continuity as adversaries of the superhero Batman. The Court is described as an organization of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of the city of Got ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* Talon, a character from

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

* Talon, a character from ''

Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...

'' * Talon, a character from ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

'' * Talon, a character from ''

The Legend of Zelda ''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...

'' * Talon Karrde, a character from ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' * Talon Maza, a character from '' Gargoyles'' * Talon Labarthe, a character from in ''

Ratatouille Ratatouille ( , ), oc, ratatolha , is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include ...

'' *

Achille Talon ''Achille Talon'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series featuring an eponymous main character, created by Greg (the pseudonym of Michel Regnier). Starting publication in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote'' in 1963, the series presents the ...

, comic book series and character *

Darth Talon ''Star Wars: Legacy'' is an American comic book series set in the '' Star Wars'' universe. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, and illustrated by Duursema and others, with inks by Dan Pars ...

, a character from ''

'' * Talon of the Silver Hawk or

Talwin Hawkins ''Conclave of Shadows'' is a series of fantasy novels by Raymond E. Feist, part of ''The Riftwar Cycle''. The series picks up events following ''The Serpentwar Saga'', and deals with the secret titular organization formed by the great magician Th ...

in ''

Conclave of Shadows ''Conclave of Shadows'' is a series of fantasy novels by Raymond E. Feist, part of ''The Riftwar Cycle''. The series picks up events following ''The Serpentwar Saga'', and deals with the secret titular organization formed by the great magician Th ...

'' * Talon, in the

Dark-Hunter Dark-Hunter is a term from a paranormal romance and fantasy series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines. Definition The Dark-Hunters are immortal warriors who sell their sou ...

'' series *

X-23 Laura Kinney (born X-23; codename Wolverine) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by Marvel Entertainment, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character was created by writer Craig Kyle for the '' X-Men: Evolution' ...

or Talon, in Marvel Comics * Talon, in the ''

Prey Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...

'' video game * Talon, in the video game ''

Primal Rage ''Primal Rage'' is a fighting game developed and released by Atari Games to arcades in August 1994. The game takes place on a post-apocalyptic version of Earth called "Urth". Players control one of seven large beasts that battle each other to det ...

'' * Talon, a member of the

Sackett The Sackett family is a fictional American family featured in a number of western novels, short stories and historical novels by American writer Louis L'Amour. Background The novels trace much of the history of the family through individu ...

family in various works by Louis L'Amour * Talon, a dog in the film ''

Snow Buddies ''Snow Buddies'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film and the second installment in the ''Air Buddies'' series. It was released on DVD on February 5, 2008. The film takes place in the fictional town of Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. It is the final i ...

'' * Talon, in the TV series ''

Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series ''Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated s ...

Other fictional entities

Talon light fighter ''Wing Commander'' is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures. The franchise o ...

in ''Wing Commander'' * F/A-37 Talon, an aircraft in the 2005 film '' Stealth'' * A terrorist group in the lore of

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: ''Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games fea ...

Music

* ''Talon'', a French term for the

bow frog The bow frog is the end part of a stringed musical instrument's bow that encloses the mechanism responsible for tightening and holding the bow hair ribbon. Most of the bow frogs used in today's classical bows are made of ebony; some synthetic ...

of a string instrument * "Talons", a song on the Bloc Party album ''Intimacy'' *

Talons A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus ...

, a British band

Transportation

Ground

Eagle Talon The Eagle Talon is a two-door 2+2, front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) hatchback coupé manufactured and marketed from 1989 until 1998 and sold by Eagle along with rebadged variants the Plymouth Laser and Mitsubishi Eclipse. The ...

, an automobile produced by the Eagle division of Chrysler *

Foster-Miller TALON The Foster-Miller TALON remotely operated vehicle is a small, tracked military robot designed for missions ranging from reconnaissance to combat. It is made by American robotics company Qinetiq-NA, a subsidiary of Qinetiq. Overview Foster-Mill ...

, a US military unmanned ground vehicle * Talon MHS-II, a car built for the Can-Am series and used briefly in 1977

Aviation

Lockheed MC-130 The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft operated by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), a wing of the Air Education and Training Command, and an AFSOC-gained wing of the ...

Combat Talon, a variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force *

Northrop T-38 Talon The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces. The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...

, a US-built supersonic jet trainer for military pilots * RotorWay A600 Talon, an American helicopter design * Wills Wing Talon, an American hang glider design

Other uses

Talon (actor) The AVN Awards, ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the Pornographic film, adult entertainment industry since 1995.Talon (surname) Talon may refer to the following people * Antoine Omer Talon (1760–1811), French counter-revolutionary * Durwin Talon, Canadian illustrator *Jean Talon (1626–1694), the first intendant of New France * Nicolas Talon (1605–1691), French Jesuit ...

* Talon (bearer bond), a document attached to a bearer bond which entitled the holder to a block of further coupons * Talon (rural locality), in Russia *

Talon Esports Talon Esports is a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong with teams competing across the Asia Pacific. Its ''League of Legends'' team is known as PSG Talon due to its partnership with PSG Esports, and competes in the Pacific C ...

, a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong **

PSG Talon PSG Talon is a professional ''League of Legends'' team formed from a partnership between PSG Esports and Talon Esports. Talon Esports' original ''League of Legends'' team was founded on 18 December 2019. PSG Talon competes in the Pacific Cha ...

, a professional ''League of Legends'' team * Talon, Nièvre, a commune in France *

Talon Zipper The Talon Zipper company was the first zipper manufacturing company. It was founded in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company, manufacturing hookless fasteners for shoes, but a move to Meadville, Pennsylvania led to it becoming the first manuf ...

, US zipper company *

San Antonio Talons The San Antonio Talons were a professional arena football team based in San Antonio, Texas. They played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Their home arena was the Alamodome, following their relocation to San Antonio for the 2012 Arena Football ...

, San Antonio, Texas's arena football team, formerly the Tulsa Talons * The mascot of the Major League Soccer team

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

* Another name for

Ogee An ogee ( ) is the name given to objects, elements, and curves—often seen in architecture and building trades—that have been variously described as serpentine-, extended S-, or sigmoid-shaped. Ogees consist of a "double curve", the combinatio ...

moulding in woodworking