Mister Gutsy prototype

The Mister Gutsy prototype are robots encountered in the Mojave Wasteland.

About
A Mister Gutsy found and fixed by a resident in Nipton, the repair mans original intention was to impress a woman in town but ultimately backfired due to his lack of knowledge in robotics.

Background
This series of robots are the prototypes for the Mr Gutsy line, featuring the same weapons and AI but having weaker armor than their Production Model Cousins. Not much is known about the prototype series but it can be assumed that these robots were commisioned by the US Army to test and evaluate the capabilities of a Combat Version of the existing Mr Handy. This series was commissioned some time before the production series for trials, which were obviously successful as the production models were brought into service shortly before the Great War. The prototypes were likely phased out in favour of the slightly improved Production Version and appear to have been either mothballed before the bombs fell, or Deactivated due to long service without maintenance. In either case, they appear to have been salvaged by prospectors and reprogrammed for use by private individuals.

Gameplay attributes
This a weaker version of the regular Mr Gutsy, equipped with the same weapons and uses the same AI and is Hostile to the PC when encountered. One example is encountered when exploring the empty houses in Nipton after the Legion's raid and has already claimed the life of an unwary Legionaire and an unwary player may join them. Immediately hostile to the player and features the same weapons loadout as the regular series, however it's armor is significantly weaker and can be disabled with two or three rounds from a cowboy repeater. Searching the fallen robot yields the same loot as a regular Mister Gutsy.

More can be found at lower levels in places that would normally contain a regular Mr. Gutsy at a higher level, such as the HELIOS One tower.

Appearances
Prototype Mister Gutsies appear in Fallout: New Vegas.