According to Greek mythology, Io was the priestess to Hera, wife of Zeus, king of the gods. Zeus took a liking to her, and to avoid detection from his jealous wife, he shrouded the place where he seduced Io with clouds. Naturally, Hera was suspicious of the cloud's formation as well as Zeus' apparent absence from Mount Olympus. When she descended, she found Zeus as a white cloud alongside a beautiful heifer.
Hera knew full well that the heifer was Io, turned by Zeus. To trap him, Hera demanded that Zeus give her the heifer as a present. Zeus had no choice but to present heifer Io to Hera, who assigned the multiple-eyed giant Argus Panoptes as her guard. Zeus sent Hermes to lull Argus to sleep, and he set Io free. Io fled to and made her home in Egypt when she became to be known as the goddess Isis.
"A priestess in service of the goddess Hera. When Zeus fell in love with her, he transformed her into a cow to hide her from Hera, but Hera saw through the ruse. She was rescued by Hermes, and escaped across the sea to safety."
Medium chance of nullifying Phys attacks for 3 turns. (1 row)
Innate
Healing Hand
Passive
Moderately raise HP restored by recovery skills.
Innate
Wind Boost
Passive
Slightly raise Wind attack strength.
30
Arrow Rain
30 HP
3-6 medium Phys attacks to random targets. (All enemies) Stronger in Boost.
34
Magarula
36 SP
Medium Wind attack. (All enemies)
39
Mediarama
30 SP
Moderate HP restore. (Party)
43
Null M-Bind
Passive
Prevent Magic Bind.
47
Wind Amp
Passive
Moderately raise Wind attack strength.
55
Hailstorm
73 HP
3-8 heavy Phys attacks to random targets. (All enemies) Stronger in Boost.
61
Amrita
45 SP
Full HP restore. Remove all Binds and ailments. (1 ally)
64
Magarudyne
52 SP
Heavy Wind attack. (All enemies)
68
Gallery[]
Concept artwork of Io
Concept anime sketch of Io in Persona 3 The Movie
Concept anime artwork of Io in Persona 3 The Movie
Io's Persona 3 The Movie concept design
Io in battle against Arcana Hermit
Io appears in Persona 3 Manga
Yukari Takeba summoning Io
Io appears in Persona 3 The Movie
Io berserked
Io in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Io in Side P3
Io in Megami Tensei QIX: Persona 3
Io on the right
Trivia[]
The Taurus Zodiac symbol can be seen between the nostrils of the "heifer," indicating Io's association with the constellation. Despite this, Yukari is a Libra.
Io appears as a palette swap for Tomoe in Persona 4 Arena.