Talan is a high-ranking officer serving Dessler. The name may refer to:
- Talan (OS), a Gamilas general and aide to Dessler in the original Space Battleship Yamato and its sequels
- A Garmillas family name in Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and its sequels shared by:
- Ghader Talan, lieutenant general, deputy chief staff officer to Leader Abelt Desler, and defector from the post-Dessler government of the Greater Garmillan Empire
- Welte Talan, minister of defense to Abelt Dessler and elder brother of Ghader Talan
- Talan (Star Blazers), Gamilon general and aide to Desslok in Star Blazers