Mister Gutsy ( Fallout : New Vegas ) The Mister Gutsy is a variant of found in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281 . It is the military model of the much more common civilian model . Characteristics . Specifications . Mister Gutsies use pre - War era plasma projectors for long range combat and flame throwers for close range fighting . Furthermore , what appear to be hardened steel plates used in their construction make Mister Gutsy models tough to beat . The hardened Mister Gutsy has significantly higher damage resistance than the regular Mister Gutsy ( on par with the average ) . The Mister Gutsy prototype is a series of robots that preceded the Mister Gutsy line , featuring the same weapons and AI but having weaker armor than their production model cousins . Gameplay attributes . Mister Gutsy units have two weaknesses : they can ' t use both weapons simultaneously , and will always switch to their flamer when their target is in range . Nearby explosions or crippling its thruster can temporarily knock it out of the air . Mister Gutsies are more resistant to bullets than other robot s , and armor - piercing rounds seem to have little effect on them . Their voice is also different from the East Coast variants , being quieter and higher pitched . Variants . Mister Gutsy . Mister Gutsy , unlike the , is a dedicated combat robot and is easily distinguished from the Handy by its olive drab paint job , WWII - era US Army insignia and the replacement of its British butler voice with that of an American drill sergeant . It was commissioned by the U . S . Army just before the Great War in 2077 . They have distinctive " military " personalities , and an advanced AI similar to that of the civilian variant , the Mister Handy . Hardened Mister Gutsy . These upgraded Mister Gutsies can be found guarding the crashed vertibird in the southern Mojave , along with . Their HP exceeds a regular Mister Gutsy ' s by fifty points , and their general toughness is on par with the average . This is a result of their 10 Strength attribute , double that of the average Mister Gutsy . Mister Gutsy prototype . The Mister Gutsy prototype is a weaker variant of the regular Mister Gutsy . It uses the same AI and is equipped with the same weaponry as the regular series , but its armor is significantly weaker and it can be disabled fairly easily . One example of the prototype is encountered when exploring the empty houses in Nipton after the Legion ' s raid . This Mister Gutsy has already claimed the life of an unwary legionary , and an unwary player may join him , as the Gutsy is immediately hostile when you enter the house . According to notes on a terminal in the same house , the resident at that time had repaired the robot in order to impress any potential new women in town . Mr Steel . Mr Steels are Mister Gutsy robot derivatives found in New Vegas Steel . Essentially re - painted as robots , they still come complete with plasma projectors and have 100 HP and 25 Damage Threshold , making them very durable opponents . They use the same skin as a standard Mister Handy . Mark series ( Old World Blues ) . The Mister Gutsy Mark series only appear in the " " add - on " Old World Blues " . The series runs from Mark 1 to Mark 6 ( with the exception of Mark 2 , which cannot be found ) . Compared to the other Mister Gutsies found in Mojave , the Mark series in Big MT are harder to defeat , with their speed and durability being enhanced . They also work with other robotic / human enemies or appear in numbers . It ' s possible that two or three types appear at once , though this is a rare occurrence . Appearances . Mister Gutsies appear in " " and its " " " Old world Blues " . Behind the scenes . His quote " There ' s nothing I like better than the smell of plasma in the morning ! " is a reference to Robert Duvall ' s " I love the smell of napalm in the morning " in the movie " " .