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|atmosphere= {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sulfur_dioxide Sulfer dioxide]}} (SO₂) <br> {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sulfur_monoxide Sulfur monoxide]}} (SO) <br> {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sodium_chloride Sodium chloride]}} (NaCl)<ref>[http://www.space.com/16419-io-facts-about-jupiters-volcanic-moon.html '''Space.com''' - ''Io: Facts about Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon'']</ref> {{C|pre-Traveler}}

|species= [[Vex]] <br> [[Cabal]] <br> [[Taken]]

|government= [[Red Legion]], [[Vex]], and [[Taken]] occupation

'''Io''' (also called '''Jupiter I''') is one of the four major moons of [[Jupiter]].  

In the final days of the [[Golden Age]] the [[Traveler]] was in the midst of terraforming Io when it detected the [[Darkness]] approaching; abandoning the moon as it fled to [[Earth]].<ref name="GF: Cayde-6">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref> As a result of this, the Ionian climate and geography do not support traditional agriculture, meaning that some remnant of Io's original atmospheric composition prevented the full growth of plants.<ref name="GF: Cayde-6"/> Echo Mesa, a mountain on Io,<ref>[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_mountains_on_Io#/List_of_named_Ionian_mountains '''Wikipedia''' - ''List of mountains on Io'']</ref> has become a popular pilgrimage site for [[Guardians]].<ref name="GF: Cayde-6"/> The Mesa overlooks a crater where the Traveler left behind a [[Cradle|mysterious city-like structure]].

One of the legends of the [[Nine]] state they are some of the original [[Awoken]] transcended to mental form and live inside the Jupiter-Io {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Flux_tube flux tube]}}.<ref name="GFL2>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_2|Ghost Fragment: Legends 2]]''</ref>

During the the [[Red War]], Io became a warzone for [[Guardian]], [[Red Legion]], [[Vex]] and [[Taken]] forces. When the Red Legion arrived in the solar system they set up a base, Terrabase Charon, on Io and were met with resistance from the Vex and Taken forces there. Io was the final place that the [[Traveler]] influenced with [[Light]] in the [[Solar System]], and as such is sacred ground to [[Warlocks]]. During the conflict, [[The Guardian]] travels to Io on [[Zavala]]'s orders to find Ikora. After locating the Warlock Vanguard leader, Ikora sends the Guardian on several missions into a Cabal research base, ultimately revealing the Red Legion's plans for the Traveler and the Light. The Cabal were mining out the remaining Light energy from the Traveler, which attracted the forces of the Taken and forced the Cabal to evacuate. During the Guardian's time on Io, they also meet [[Asher Mir]], an [[Awoken]] scientist fixated on the Vex, along with their activities on the planet.

A Vex structure known as the Pyramidion is found there, which was fought over by the Taken in another attempt to infect the Vex like [[Oryx]] had with the [[Vault of Glass]]. The exact purpose of the Pyramidion is unknown, but it is believed to be merely one of many entry points into Vex space, where one of their Axis Minds performed experiments on captured Guardians.

A hidden [[Warmind]] vault, JYS-2, was buried beneath Io's surface and inadvertently uncovered by one of the Cabal's drills. An active AI was still using the facility but did not identify itself. Instead, it communicated via pre-Golden Age music and philosophical quotations, which proved to intrigue the [[Vex]].This can be observed in the [[Adventure]] [[Arecibo]].

**[[Javelin-4]] {{C|[[Crucible]] Map}}

**[[Lost Oasis]] {{C|Landing Zone}}

***[[Grove of Ulan-Tan]] {{C|Lost Sector}}

**[[The Rupture]] {{C|Landing Zone}}

***[[The Endless Gate]]

**[[Giant's Scar]] {{C|Landing Zone}}

***[[Excavation Site II]]

***[[Warmind Vault JYS-2]]

==List of appearances==

*''[[Destiny]]'' {{fm}}

**''[[Age of Triumph]]'' {{mo}}

*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}}

**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''

File:Io concept art.jpg|Concept art of the mysterious structure the Traveler left behind on Io.

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