Courageous

Courageous is the Guardian Power Warrior created by the Last Engineer. Functioning as a combination of the four Power Suits and the Power Ship, Courageous is the Guardians' ultimate weapon against the Renegades' evil.

Fiction

Challenge of the GoBots cartoon

The Power Warrior was devised by the Last Engineer many years in the past at his secret workshop, before he was driven into hiding by the Master Renegade. When he was revived he found GoBotron under Renegade control. However, he was able to convert his workshop into the spaceship Courageous, allowing him to escape to Earth with Leader-1, Small Foot, Matt Hunter, A.J. Foster and Nick Burns. Thanks to Turbo sabotaging the chasing Thrusters they were able to reach hyperspeed and Earth, where General Newcastle was happy to put UNECOM's resources at the Last Engineer's disposal, and he immediately began work on the Power Suits for the Guardians. Flight to Earth Leader-1, Turbo, Small Foot and Scooter then took the Power Suits into battle against Roguestar but the Guardians soon found they were still outmatched. A.J. sent an SOS back to Earth and the Last Engineer answered in a heavily-modified Courageous, which combined with the four Power Suits to form the huge Power Warrior, which soon inflicted heavy losses on the Renegade Thruster fleet and proved impervious to return fire, forcing Cy-Kill to withdraw Roguestar and end the occupation of GoBotron.Return to GoBotron

After that Courageous swiftly became the Guardians' go-to big gun for dealing with outsize threats. When A.J. uncovered the construction of Ultra Zod in Waldron and the Guardians were unable to stop the monster from being activated Leader-1, Scooter, Turbo and Rest-Q manned the Power Suits. Courageous was able to match Ultra Zod and then blast the ground out from underneath the robot, exposing the weak spot on its' belly and allowing its' destruction.Ultra Zod Similarly, when UNECOM's Sentinel robot decided to extinguish all life on Earth the Guardians again called the Power Suits to Earth. With Leader-1, Turbo, Blaster and Heat Seeker onboard Courageous was able to match the genocidal machine until the Guardians were able to trick it into chasing the Renegades off into space.Sentinel

Courageous' power was enough that Cy-Kill decided to devise a direct counter in the form of Puzzler, which could split into six independent robots which were disguised as cars and sold to unsuspecting humans by Larry E. Cocoa. Unfortunately his domineering wife Hilda took possession of the Puzzlers' remote. As such Leader-1, Turbo and Staks were able to keep the out-of-control giant contained until Path Finder arrived with the Power Suits, and Courageous made short work of the Puzzler.Auto Madic Courageous' reputation among the Renegades was so formidable that even Scooter projecting a hologram of the Power Warrior caused chaos in their ranks. Tarnished Image When Doctor Eiji Tsuburaya's modified monsters Ichigar, Jerigan and Kaitudan attacked Tokyo under Cy-Kill's controls the Power Suits were again called up, with Blaster and Hans-Cuff joining Leader-1 and Turbo. While Courageous was only able to distract the monsters from further carnage it bought time for a repentant Tsuburaya to sedate the creatures.Destroy All Guardians

Fun Publications

"Echoes and Fragments"

During the Decepticon attack on Guardian City on Earth, Leader-1 arrived from Cybertron with reinforcements. Using the Power Suits, Dozer, Scratch, Bolt, and Staks joined the battle. They formed Courageous and engaged Devastator in defense of the headquarters. Echoes and Fragments

Go-Bots comic

Long after the Go-Bot revolution Courageous appeared to Leader-1 in a vision after the Guardians and Renegades arrived on the "heart of Gobotron", actually the long-forgotten planet Earth. Introducing himself as the "Go-Bot God", Courageous reminded Leader-1 of his need to find the Lazer Lance. After a trek past Skull Mountain and with the help of Scooter, Leader-1 found both Courageous and the Lazer Lance. Courageous then split up into parts, with his four limbs becoming suits that were donned by Royal-T, Path Finder, Blaster and Scratch for a confrontation with the Renegades and Zod. While the monster was eventually destroyed, Leader-1 was killed afterwards by Cy-Kill using the Command Center's weaponry. Courageous' torso became the Guardian's funeral bier, carried by Tail Pipe, Pumper, Small Foot and Night Ranger and watched by Eno. Issue 4

Toys

GoBots

Spaceship

• Spaceship (Power Suits, 1984)
  • Guardian Armored Spaceship
  • Accessories: Fist (2), Rocket Pod Foot (2), Blaster stock, Blaster barrel, small Blasters (2)

The boxed Spaceship was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and was a recolour of the central module of Battle Armor 5 from the Machine Robo line with a new blue/red/white colour scheme. The craft can convert into the torso and thighs of Courageous. When in spaceship mode the fists can be placed in compartments in the back of the Rocket Pod Feet, which can in turn be slung under the wings thanks to small rails, while the craft has retractable undercarriage. The missile launchers on the outside of the feet were disabled for the American release, and the Courageous colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market. It is one of the few GoBots toys to feature the Guardian faction insignia.

• The opening compartment in the ship's belly can hold the Guardian figures Turbo, Dumper, Pumper, Dozer, Hans-Cuff, Rest-Q, Scooter, Royal-T, Path Finder, Small Foot, Night Ranger, Flip Top, Good Knight, Sparky, Mr. Moto or Bolt. While other figures can be made to fit it is recommended to take care when doing so.

• Spaceship was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours.

Power Suits

[(l-r: GB-P1, GB-P2, GB-P3, GB-4) Guardians dressed to impress

• GB-P1 (Power Suits, 1984)
  • Guardian Armor
  • Accessories: none

The carded GB-P1 Power Suit was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and was a recolour of the MR-P1 module of Battle Armor 5 from the Machine Robo line with a new white/red colour scheme. The suit has an opening hatch and sides which move around any figure inside through springs. While GB-P1 can form either arm of any Power Warrior its' nominal placement is as the right arm of Courageous. The colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market.

• The opening compartment in the suit can hold the Guardian figures Royal-T or Path Finder. While other figures can be made to fit it is recommended to take care when doing so.

• GB-P1 was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours.

• GB-P2 (Power Suits, 1984)
  • Guardian Armor
  • Accessories: none

The carded GB-P2 Power Suit was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and was a recolour of the MR-P2 module of Battle Armor 5 from the Machine Robo line with a new white/red colour scheme. The suit has an opening hatch and sides which move around any figure inside through springs. While GB-P2 can form either arm of any Power Warrior its' nominal placement is as the left arm of Courageous. The colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market.

• The opening compartment in the suit can hold the Guardian figures Dozer, Royal-T, Path Finder, Wrong Way or Good Knight. While other figures can be made to fit it is recommended to take care when doing so.

• GB-P2 was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours.

• GB-P3 (Power Suits, 1984)
  • Guardian Armor
  • Accessories: none

The carded GB-P3 Power Suit was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and was a recolour of the MR-P3 module of Battle Armor 5 from the Machine Robo line with a new white/red colour scheme. The suit has an opening hatch and sides which move around any figure inside through springs, while the smaller guns from the Spaceship set can be mounted on posts on the sides. While GB-P3 can form either leg of any Power Warrior its' nominal placement is as the right leg of Courageous. The colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market.

• The opening compartment in the suit can hold the Guardian figures Dumper, Dozer, Scooter, Royal-T, Blaster, Path Finder or Good Knight. While other figures can be made to fit it is recommended to take care when doing so.

• GB-P3 was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours.

• GB-P4 (Power Suits, 1984)
  • Guardian Armor
  • Accessories: none

The carded GB-P4 Power Suit was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and was a recolour of the MR-P4 module of Battle Armor 5 from the Machine Robo line with a new white/red colour scheme. The suit has an opening hatch and sides which move around any figure inside through springs, while the smaller guns from the Spaceship set can be mounted on posts on the sides. While GB-P4 can form either leg of any Power Warrior its' nominal placement is as the left leg of Courageous. The colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market.

• The opening compartment in the suit can hold the Guardian figures Turbo, Dumper, Pumper, Dozer, Rest-Q, Scooter, Road Ranger, Royal-T, Blaster, Leader-1, Path Finder, Small Foot, Wrong Way, Good Knight, Carry-All, Sparky or Mr. Moto. While other figures can be made to fit it is recommended to take care when doing so.

• GB-P4 was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours.

Power Warrior

• Courageous (GoBot, 1984)
  • Guardian Armored Robot
  • Parts: Spaceship, GB-P1, GB-P2, GB-P3, GP-P4, Fist (2), Rocket Pod Foot (2), Blaster stock, Blaster barrel, small Blasters (2)

The Courageous Power Warrior giftset includes all components necessary to complete the Power Warrior. The arms and legs are interchangeable, and the various parts can still hold a GoBot when combined. Courageous has movement at the shoulders and - just about - the hips, though the latter can easily lead to the figure overbalancing. The arms held in place by rails and the lower legs with spring-loaded clips. The smaller blasters can combine with the two parts of the larger gun to combine into a single weapon, or be attached to the robot's ankles. The colour scheme was exclusive to the North American market, and it is one of the few GoBots toys to feature the Guardian faction insignia.

• The set was issued under the assortment code 7322 in the second series of GoBots, and remained available for the rest of the line's life.

• Courageous was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours as Grungy.

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Notes

• After its' debut appearance in Challenge of the GoBots, where it was piloted by the Last Engineer, the Spaceship section was seemingly unoccupied in its' other cartoon appearances.
• Precisely none of the crew configurations shown in the cartoon are possible with the toys.
• Courageous not issued in Europe, where the Guardians' Power Warrior used the original Japanese colour scheme, and was released under the name Battle Suit.