Malon is Talon’s daughter and the person who actually runs Lon Lon Ranch. She meets Link in the market while she is looking for her father, hands over a Weird Egg, and later stands in the corral to teach Epona’s Song. She says the melody was her mother’s. That mother is already dead before the game begins. In the adult era Malon is working for Ingo. After you win the horse back, she offers a two-lap fence course and, if you beat her time, sends a cow to Link’s house.
Facts that are hers alone
| Field | Reading | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Hylian | 1 source (Zelda Wiki) |
| Home | Lon Lon Ranch | 2 sources |
| First appearance | Ocarina of Time, Nintendo 64, 1998 | 1 source |
| Voice in OoT | Jun Mizusawa | 1 source |
| Family | Talon is her father; mother composed the song | 1 source for mother’s composition |
| Child job | Corral lesson and, once Talon is home, the ranch’s public face | 2 sources |
| Adult job | Works for Ingo, then times the obstacle course | 2 sources |
How her design changed
The Nintendo 64 game gives her a child model and an adult model. Ocarina of Time 3D, released in the US on 19 Jun 2011, replaces both and adds a bedroom. Zelda Wiki describes a carved picture of Talon and Malon in that room. In the adult era the carving changes to an image of Link from Skyward Sword. That bedroom detail is reported by Zelda Wiki and is labeled as a single-source observation.
The Switch 2 release on 5 Nov 2026 gives her another model and fully voiced cutscenes, on a ranch rebuilt in the style of the later open-air games. That is a version change, not a new biography. Her jobs in the story are the same ones from 1998: the egg, the song, the fences, the cow.
Every listed appearance
| Game | What the wiki says she does | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ocarina of Time, 3DS, Switch 2 | Ranch girl, song, obstacle course | 2 sources |
| Oracle of Seasons | Listed on her character page | 1 source |
| Four Swords Adventures | Listed on her character page | 1 source |
| The Minish Cap | Lon Lon Ranch exists; figurine text in Spanish builds uses Taron and Maron, which I do not rename to Talon and Malon | 1 source |
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom reuse her melody in stable music, but Malon does not appear there in person. A musical reference and a character appearance are different entries in her history.
What she asks of you
- Find Talon before the ranch routines start.
- Show an ocarina in the corral. The button chart is on the song page, because N64, 3DS, and Switch 2 do not share one sequence.
- Beat the obstacle course as an adult if you want the cow. Original write-ups use a record near 50 seconds. IGN’s remake line is under 40 seconds.
Questions
Which Zelda games include Malon?
Zelda Wiki lists Ocarina of Time, its 3DS and Switch 2 versions, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords Adventures, and The Minish Cap.
Is Malon the singer on the ranch theme?
When you stand near her, the location theme adds her vocal of Epona’s Song. The vocal line and the ranch theme are still two pieces. See the music pages.
Who voices her in Ocarina of Time?
Zelda Wiki credits Jun Mizusawa for the Ocarina of Time performance.
Sources
- Respec: Switch 2 100% walkthrough — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Dungeon: Lon Lon Ranch — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki: Malon — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki: Lon Lon Ranch — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki: Ocarina of Time 3D — checked 2026-11-13
- Zelda Wiki: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) — checked 2026-11-13