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 *

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

, a database maintained by the US Air Force *

Brodifacoum Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-Hydroxycoumarins, 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 ...

, a rodenticide, also known as the brand Talon * an anti-vehicle-ramming

spike strip A spike strip (also referred to as a spike belt, road spikes, traffic spikes, tire shredders, stingers, stop sticks, by the trademark Stinger or formally known as a Tire Deflation Device or TDD) is a device or incident weapon used to impede or s ...

-like net

Entertainment and media

Talon (cards) In card games, a talon (; French for "heel") is a stack of undealt cards that is placed on the table to be used during the 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 (''Smallville''), a fictional coffee shop in the TV series *

Talon (roller coaster) Talon: The Grip of Fear, or simply Talon, is an inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and designed by Werner Stengel at a cost of $13 million, T ...

, an inverted roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom * ''Talon'', a 2014 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''. ...

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

Fictional characters

* Talons, assassins of the

Court of Owls The Court of Owls is a criminal organization and secret society appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They appear as adversaries of the superhero Batman. Created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the Court is desc ...

in DC Comics *

Talon (DC Comics) Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batma ...

, a character from ''Teen Titans'' * Talon, a character from ''Static Shock'' * Talon (''Transformers''), an autobot from ''Transformers'' * Talon, a character from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' * Talon Karrde, a character from ''

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

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

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

'' *

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 t ...

, comic book series and character * Darth Talon, a character from ''Star Wars: Legacy'' * Talon of the Silver Hawk or Talwin Hawkins in ''Conclave of Shadows'' * 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 s ...

'' series *

X-23 Laura Kinney (designation X-23) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Wolverine (character), Wolverine, whose codename she has also used, and the X-Men. The characte ...

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

Prey Predation is a biological interaction in which 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 ki ...

'' video game * Talon, in the video game ''Primal Rage'' * Talon, a member of the Sackett family in various works by Louis L'Amour * Talon, a dog in the film ''Snow Buddies'' * Talon, in the TV series ''Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series), Inspector Gadget''

Other fictional entities

* Talon light fighter, in the ''Wing Commander'' franchise * F/A-37 Talon, an aircraft in the 2005 film ''Stealth (film), Stealth'' * A terrorist group in the video game ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch''

Music

* ''Talon'', a French term for the bow frog of a string instrument * Talons (band), a British band * Talons (EP), ''Talons'' (EP), a 2009 EP by Josh Dies * Talons (song), "Talons" (song), a song on the 2008 Bloc Party album ''Intimacy''

Transportation

Ground

* Eagle Talon, an automobile produced by the Eagle division of Chrysler * Foster-Miller TALON, 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 Combat Talon, a variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force * Northrop T-38 Talon, 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) (born 1969), in the adult entertainment industry * 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 (surname) * Talon, Nièvre, a commune in France * Talon Esports, a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong ** PSG Talon, a professional ''League of Legends'' team * Talon Zipper, an American zipper company * San Antonio Talons, San Antonio, Texas's arena football team, formerly the Tulsa Talons * The mascot of the Major League Soccer team D.C. United * Another name for ogee moulding in woodworking