Io

Io, also known by his title of The Shattered Goddess, is one of the main protagonists and playable characters in the video game Paladins. Io has been referred to as the Goddess of Moon, and once inhabited the moon, before Yagorath collided and shattered it to pieces, sending Io plummeting into the Realm below. Io used her power to keep Yagorath sealed, but feeling broken, she fled and hid away in the shadows for centuries, ultimately leading to Vora turning against her and releasing Yagorath to end all life in the Realm.
She's a Support champion that was introduced on July 17th, 2019.
She is voiced by Erin Yvette, while Luna is voiced by a dog called "Blu".
==Official Bio==
"For eons, the moon goddess Io watched over the Realm. Then, disaster struck: the Darkness smothered the goddess's light and shattered the moon that hung above the lands.
Pieces of the moon fell to the Shattered Desert, where Io's faithful watched over them. They kept vigil for the shattered goddess, praying that one day she would return to guide them.
As the Magistrate marched on the desert sands, intending to claim the power of the moon shards in their vicious struggle with the Resistance, that day finally came. At the urging of her celestial contemporary, Jenos, Io revealed her true form to fight for her people and stand against those who would threaten their survival."
==Biography==
Io had watched the Realm for eons, dreaming of the day she could meet those who resided within. Io would find herself doing so sooner than expected, as Yagorath collided with the moon, shattering it to pieces, along with Io herself, some shards falling down into the Realm, and with them, Io and Yagorath. Where Yagorath landed, she destroyed all surrounding life, turning a once lush forest into the desolate Shattered Desert. Io would use her power to keep the beast sealed, before fleeing into the shadows for centuries, while Luna, a being split off from Io due to the shattering, remained.
Io's followers, would journey to the shards, protecting those of the goddess, while also creating an order of warriors to defend those containing Yagorath from ever being unleashed into the Realm. Luna was the only companion for the followers during these hard times.
Eventually, with growing tensions in the Crystal War from the Magistrate and Resistance, the two groups would journey into the Shattered Desert in search of the legendary power that had turned the area into the lifeless desert, hoping to use it in order to end the war. But, the two sides would encounter one another and come to battle within the Followers' hometown, causing massive destruction and loss of life. Io did not wish to fight, but at the urging of her contemporary, Jenos, Io revealed herself once more, joining the battle to protect her followers, driving off the conflict and later assisting the time-traveler Atlas in one of his many battles against Yagorath.
==Personality==
Io largely appears to be a peaceful individual, expressing her disinterest in fighting and violence, to the point she didn't appear to assist her followers until urged to by Jenos. Io appears content to support others and to attempt and dissuade others from seeking revenge, but to rest. Despite this, Io will still fight if pushed or if the situation demands it.
Following the shattering and Io's multiple century long retreat, Io appears to have little confidence in herself, speaking softly and as though constantly on the verge of stuttering.
Despite this, Io does occasionally act more assertively, notably seeming to bear a particular disdain of the Pyre.
==Powers and Abilities==
Being referred to as a goddess, Io can be assumed to be quite powerful. Despite the shattering likely massively affecting her power and stability, Io was still capable of keeping the monstrously powerful Yagorath sealed away for centuries until outside interference.
===Gameplay===
====Light Bow====
*A celestial bow that fires godly energy, dealing 400 damage every 0.6 seconds.
*Hitting an enemy will mark them to be attacked by Luna.
*Has a base ammo count of 10.
====Moonlight====
*Channel the healing power of the moon to restore an ally, healing for 150 every 0.15 seconds while channeling.
*Healing draws from a 'moonlight' resource. Uses 1/6th per second of healing.
*1/8th Moonlight per second when not using Moonlight.
*Io does not need to be looking directly at an ally to heal them, though line of sight is required.
*Can heal Luna.
====Guardian Spirit====
*Summon Luna to your side to unleash your wrath in a series of hits against enemies stuck by your bow, dealing different damage for each attack.
*Luna has 4,000 health.
*Luna attacks nearby enemies with projectiles that deal 180 damage, while every third attack deals 350 damage.
*Luna will leap at nearby enemies marked by Light Bow, stunning them for 1 second also dealing 300 damage, all on a cooldown of 18 seconds.
*Using ability while Luna is summoned will move Luna to a new location, with Luna requiring a short time to physically move, depending on the distance.
*Luna can only be healed by Io.
*16 second base cooldown to summon Luna.
*6 second base cooldown to relocate Luna.
====Lunar Leap====
*Quickly leap backwards and upwards through the air.
*Cooldown only begins when Io lands.
*12 second base cooldown.
====Ultimate: Begone====
*Project an ethereal manifestation of Luna and carry away enemies in its path, removing them from your Realm and dealing 800 damage to them if they collide with a wall.
*Ultimate lasts until it hits a wall.
*Will slide on the ground and up certain slopes.
*Grants Io Crowd Control and damage immunity while casting.
*Enemies are stunned while being carried.
*Ignores shields.
===Talents===
As with every other champion in Paladins, Io has a number of different talents and cards which can significantly alter her playstyle. Cards can be upgraded with a limited pool of fifteen points per load-out in order to increase their effectiveness. Numbers in curly brackets are the default values and can be upgraded a total of five times, each upgrade adding another instance of the base value to overall effectiveness.
====Life Link====
*Luna Heals allies around her for 300 per second.
*Also heals Io.
*Default talent.
====Goddess' Blessing====
*Allies being Healed by Moonlight take 15% reduced damage.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 2.
====Sacrifice====
*If Io falls below 200 Health while Luna is active, she trades places with Luna, heals for 50% of her Health, and Luna dies in her stead.
*30 second cooldown upon activation.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 8.
===Cards===
* Broken Deity - Increase Luna's deploy range by {20|20}%.
* Celestial Body - Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}.
* Crescent - Reset the Cooldown of Lunar Leap after dropping to or below {15|15}% Health.
* Eternal Reliquary - Lunar Leap restores {2|2} Ammo.
* Feral Strength - Increase Luna's Health by {225|225}.
* Full Moon - Gain a {100|100}-Health Shield for 3s after activating Lunar Leap.
* Half Moon - Reduce the Cooldown of Lunar Leap by {0.8|0.8}s.
* Lunar Connection - Reduce the Cooldown of Luna's initial deploy by {1.2|1.2}s.
* Moonlight Garden - Generate {2|2}% Moonlight for each enemy hit with Light Bow.
* Moonwalk - Increase your Moonlight's capacity by {8|8}%.
* Protectors - Regenerate {2|2}% Moonlight every 1s while within 30 units of Luna and not using Moonlight.	
* Restored Faith - Heal for {10|10} every time you Heal an ally with Moonlight.
* Sanctum of Faith - Regenerate {1|1}% Moonlight every 1s when not using Moonlight.
* Sky Walker - Lower your gravity and increase your air control by {50|10}% while firing your Light Bow.
* Spirit Arrows - Reduce the Cooldown of Luna's redeploy by {0.1|0.1}s after Healing with Moonlight.
* Swift Arrows - Increase allies' Movement Speed by {6|6}% while they are being Healed by Moonlight.
==Gallery==
Card_Moonwalk.png
Card Full Moon.png|Shattered by Yagorath.
Card_Half_Moon.png
Card_Lunar_Connection.png
Card Crescent.png
Card Broken Deity.png
Card_Swift_Arrows.png
Card Feral Strength.png
Card Spirit Arrows.png
File:Card Protectors.png|Attacking Corvus.
Card Celestial Body.png
Card_Sky_Walker.png
Card_New_Purpose.png|Alongside Vora.
File:Big Out of Time.jpg|Battling Yagorath alongside Atlas, Furia, and Imani.
==External Links==
*Io on the Paladins Wiki
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