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Io is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a mercenary working out of Dagsion who used to be a knight of the Kingdom of Arago. He is quiet, he keeps his own standards, and he rides a horse he did not buy.
Profile
Field | Detail |
|---|---|
Japanese name | イオ (Io) |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Aragonian |
Occupation | Mercenary |
Faction | Unaffiliated and mercenary groups |
Role | Playable |
Family | Unnamed father, deceased |
Mount | Rocinan |
Starting class | Not yet documented |
Personal skill | With My Steed |
English voice | Clifford Chapin |
Japanese voice | Hideyuki Kobayashi |
Biography
Io served the Kingdom of Arago as a knight, with the stated aim of protecting the happiness of its people. The king's self-righteous conduct wore that down until he left the country entirely, and he has supported himself as a mercenary in Dagsion since. He inherited his horse, Rocinan, from his late father, and the animal is treated in his profile as the one thing he carried out of his old life.
Personality
He is described as an ambitious young man with high standards. His listed likes are chivalry, self-discipline and Rocinan; his interests are caring for the horse and staying quiet. The last of those is listed as a preference rather than a manner, which fits a character who walked out of a knighthood rather than argue about it.
Personal Skill
Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
Mounted Push | Activates when he uses his mobility to strike first, raising his hit rate |
Mounted Push is learned at level 20. It rewards initiating combat while in a cavalry class; his personal ability, With My Steed, adds Shield +3 and Dodge +30 under the same condition. See Skills for how personal abilities sit alongside class and weapon skills.
Role in Battle
Io fights alongside Rocinan and is built around mobility, closing distance to strike before the enemy does. A pre-release screenshot shows him in the Cataphract class.
Recruitment
Io can be recruited in Part I on all four paths for a gold fee. His requirements are lowest on Dietrich's path, where he is a natural pick by Chapter 5 to round out a team of six.
Path | Support level | Renown | Other requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
Cai's path | 3 | 10 | 4000 gold |
Dietrich's path | 2 | 3 | 800 gold |
Theodora's path | 3 | 10 | 4000 gold |
Leda's path | 1 | 6 | 1500 gold |
Names in Other Languages
Language | Name |
|---|---|
Japanese | イオ |
Korean | 이오 |
Traditional Chinese | 伊歐 |
In Greek mythology Io was an Argive princess and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus; the Ionian Islands take their name from her.
What Is Not Known
As of September 2026, this wiki has not documented his starting class, and the Cataphract screenshot is a single frame rather than a stated class listing. Starting combat stats and weapon ranks remain unrecorded here. His support partners are listed below; his father's name remains unrecorded here. His recruitment conditions are set out above.
Growth rates
These character growth rates exclude class modifiers.
Stat | Growth rate |
|---|---|
HP | 45% |
Str | 40% |
Mag | 25% |
Spd | 35% |
Dex | 45% |
Def | 40% |
Res | 25% |
Lck | 35% |
Cha | 35% |
Skill preferences
Field | Detail |
|---|---|
Boons | Spear, Axe, Riding |
Banes | White Magic, Flying |
Birthday (month/day) | 3/21 |
Ability progression
Ability | Acquisition | Effect |
|---|---|---|
With My Steed | Personal | (Cavalry) When initiating combat, gives Shld+3, Ddg+30 during combat. |
Mounted Push | Level 20 | (Cavalry) When initiating combat, gives Hit+10 during combat. |
Mounted Push+ | Level 35 | (Cavalry) When initiating combat, gives Hit+10, Atk+3 during combat. |
Read the Winds | Skill progression | If foe uses a bow, gives Avo +10 to unit during combat. |
Vanguard | Skill progression | (Cavalry) When initiating combat, gives Shld+2 during combat. |
Flitting Flier | Skill progression | (Flying) When initiating combat, gives AS+2 during combat. |
Knightly Senses | Skill progression | If a foe uses a spear, gives Avo+10 to unit during combat. |
Evasion | Skill progression | (Infantry) Gain Avo+100 when attacked. Trigger chance (%): 3. |
Threaten | Skill progression | Applies Crit -5 on adjacent foes. |
Armored Move | Skill progression | Gain Mov+1. |
Counter Cavalry | Skill progression | Applies Hit/Avo-5 on cavalry foes within 2 spaces. |
Attack Formation+ | Skill progression | Gain Atk+2 to adjacent allies. |
Spearblock | Skill progression | If foe uses a spear, gives Shld+5 to unit during combat. |
Vanguard+ | Skill progression | When initiating combat, gives Shld+4 during combat. |
Cavalry Move | Skill progression | Applies -1 to movement cost for terrain (cannot be reduced below 1). |
Spell unlocks
Spell | School | Rank or character level |
|---|---|---|
Fire | Black Magic | D |
Laia | White Magic | D |
Combat Art progression
Combat Art | Type | Unlock | Might | Hit | Critical | Range | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crosswise Cut | Sword | Not specified | +5 | +0 | +0 | 1 | 4 | After combat, gives Dex+2 until the end of the map. (Max +10) |
Enrage | Axe | Not specified | +0 | +0 | +0 | 1 | 4 | After combat, gives Str+1 until the end of the map. (Max +5) |
Defending Spear | Spear | Not specified | +3 | +0 | +0 | 1 | 4 | Gain Shld+3 during combat. |
Protective Storm | Spear | Not specified | +5 | +0 | +0 | 1 | 6 | Gain Prt+7 during combat. |
Raging Tempest | Spear | Not specified | +12 | +20 | +0 | 1 | 8 | High Mt/Hit. |
Mighty Fist | Gauntlet | Not specified | +4 | +10 | +0 | 1 | 2 | High Hit. |
Support conversation partners
Partner | Conversation ranks |
|---|---|
B | |
A | |
B |
Gift preferences
Preference | Gifts |
|---|---|
Really Liked Gifts | Arrowhead Gem; Board-Game Tactics; Common Coffee; Crimson Ghosh; Horse-Grooming Kit; Joint-Relief Gloves; Kitten Figurine; Mane Ornament; Protection Figurine; Spirit Board Game; Sturdy Rucksack; Training Pillar; Training Weights |
Recruitment and route details
Keep Io in a cavalry class to use With My Steed and Mounted Push; both require cavalry, in addition to initiating combat.
Personal details
Field | Detail |
|---|---|
Likes | Chivalry, self-discipline, his beloved horse Rocinan |
Interests | Caring for his faithful steed, being quiet |
Related Pages
The kingdom he left is covered on Arago, and Nathan and Creek are the two Aragonian knights encountered as bosses. For the mercenary grouping he is indexed under, see Factions.