Io (Persona)

"Help me!!"

—Yukari summoning Io

Io as she appears in Persona 3

Io (イオ^?) is a Persona in the series.

History

According to Greek mythology, Io was the priestess to Hera, wife of the thunder god Zeus. Zeus took a liking on 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, and to trap him Hera demanded Zeus the heifer as a present. Zeus had no choice but to present heifer Io to Hera, who set the multiple-eyed giant Argus Panoptes to guard her. Zeus then sent Hermes to lull Argus to sleep, and in that moment set Io free, where she roamed all the way to Egypt.

Appearances

• Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Lovers Arcana
  • Persona 3 (Manga)
  • Persona 3 The Movie: Lovers Arcana
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Lovers Arcana

Profile

Persona 3

Io is the initial Persona of Yukari Takeba. It awakens not long before the Protagonist's Persona. It evolves into Isis.

Stats

Persona 3

Arcana Level Strength 1 Magic 3 Endurance 2 Agility 1 Luck 3 Lovers 1 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak n/a - - - Wind Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Patra 3 SP Dispels Panic, Fear, and Distress (1 ally). 4 Garu 3 SP Deals light Wind damage to one foe. 5 Charmdi 5 SP Dispels Charm (1 ally). 16 Magaru 6 SP Deals light Wind damage to all foes. 21 Media 8 SP Slightly restores party's HP. 22 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 25 Recarm 20 SP Revives an ally, restoring 50% of HP. 28 Garula 6 SP Deals medium Wind damage to one foe. 32 Me Patra 6 SP Dispels Panic, Fear, and Distress (party). 36 Mediarama 16 SP Moderately restores party's HP. 43 Magarula 12 SP Deals medium Wind damage to all foes. 46

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

• Level 1
• Level 99

Arcana Level Strength 5 Magic 10 Endurance 6 Agility 6 Luck 5 Lovers 1 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - - - Wind Elec Cut Stab Bash Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Alm - - - - - - - - - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Dia 6 SP Slight HP restore. (1 Ally) Innate Garu 8 SP A light Wind attack. (1 Enemy) 2 Media 12 SP Slight HP restore. (Party) 10 Garula 28 SP A medium Wind attack. (1 Enemy) 15 Diarama 18 SP Moderate HP restore. (1 Ally) 19 Mediarama 24 SP Moderate HP restore. (Party) 33 Garudyne 46 SP A heavy Wind attack. (1 Enemy) 40 Diarahan 36 SP Full HP restore. (1 Ally) 50 Mediarahan 42 SP Full HP restore. (Party) 55

Arcana Level Strength 62 Magic 99 Endurance 56 Agility 63 Luck 50 Lovers 99 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - - - Wind Elec Cut Stab Bash Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Alm - - - - - - - - - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Garudyne 46 SP A heavy Wind attack. (1 Enemy) 40 Diarahan 36 SP Full HP restore. (1 Ally) 50 Mediarahan 42 SP Full HP restore. (Party) 55

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

Io appears in Persona 3 Manga

Yukari Takeba summoning Io

Io appears in Persona 3 The Movie

Io in Side P3

Trivia

• As Yukari's initial persona Io's history and actions mimic Yukari's own, both were saddled with heavy burdens inadvertently caused by their fathers, were severely punished for their fathers crimes, found themselves at a crossroads in the middle of their journeys but ultimately found it within them to continue their journeys and finally fix the problems left for them. Io also shares loose ties to Yukari's ultimate persona Isis as she found the answers she needed in Egypt the birthplace of Isis mythology.
• Io's appearing with her eyes closed and bound to the heifer foreshadows Yukari's own feelings and desire to forget and look away from her past, but like Io she is still bound to her past and can never truly move on until she finds the answers she seeks.
• The Zodiac sign Taurus can be seen between the nostrils of the "heifer", indicating Io's association with the constellation.
• Yukari is a Libra, not Taurus. But another party member in the Persona series of the Lovers Arcana, Lisa Silverman, is indeed a Taurus.
• Io appears as a palette swap for Tomoe Gozen when Chie Satonaka is using her Yukari palette.