Editing Courage Reactor

{{Infobox treasure
|image=CourageReactor1.png
|size=200x200px
|icon=Courage Reactor icon.png
|hoard_number=159 (US)
157 (Europe)
|series=Mystical Energy Series
|value=280
|weight=20
|max_pikmin=20<ref><code>max 20</code> &ndash; Line 4434 of <code>/user/Abe/Pellet/us/otakara_config.txt</code> in the game's files</ref>
|location=Valley of Repose
}}
The '''Courage Reactor''' is actually a {{w|Duracell}} D battery. It is the first treasure that can be collected in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', and is found partially buried in the [[Valley of Repose]]. Upon retrieval, [[Hocotate ship|the ship]] is satisfied with the day's work and the first day is completed. While [[Louie]] discovers this treasure first, he needs to reunite with [[Olimar]] before it can be lifted and salvaged.

The text on the side contains a paragraph informing the user that the battery cannot be recharged, and that the polarity of the battery should be respected. These instructions are written in Italian, French, German and English, in that order. The full text reads:

:Inserire correttamente. Non ricaricare.
:Respecter les polarités + et -. Ne pas
:recharger. Auf richtige Polarität achten.
:Nicht wiederaufladbar. Connect correctly.
:Do not recharge. MADE IN EC

:<span style="font-size: 150%;">DURACELL®</span>

:D
:ALKALINE 1,5V
:MN0000 LR6
:<span style="border: 1px solid orange;">MAR 2010</span>

In the Japanese [[Region|version]] of ''Pikmin 2'', this treasure's equivalent is the [[Love and Courage Reactor]], which is a "National Hi-Top" battery, a Japanese brand of battery. Strangely, on the US {{Npcp2}} website, the Courage Reactor is shown as a National Hi-Top battery instead of a Duracell battery.{{cite web|http://web.archive.org/web/20120530182922/http://pikmin2.nintendo.com:80/story.html|''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'' website|pikmin2.nintendo.com}}

In the Switch port of ''Pikmin 2'', the Courage Reactor has had its branding removed, instead being retextured to look like a generic battery brand.

==Collecting the treasure==
{{location map | width = 246 | height = 411 | image = VoR texture.png | bg = #111 | caption = Location of the Courage Reactor. | icons =
{{map icon | Courage Reactor | 84 | 337}}
}}
{{guide}}
To retrieve this treasure, both [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] and [[Louie]] are needed: start by gathering all the [[pellets]] in the area and the [[Dwarf Bulborb|Dwarf Red Bulborb]]. After obtaining 20 [[Red Pikmin]], have them [[dig]] it out of the ground and carry it to the ship.

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Thumb couragereactor.jpg|Artwork of the treasure.
File:Pikmin 2 early HUD 4.jpg|Olimar and Louie looking at the Courage Reactor in an [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|early version]] of the game.
File:Courage reactor carry.jpg|Pikmin carrying the Courage Reactor back to The Ship.
File:Courage Reactor Buried.png|The battery, still buried.
File:VOR Top-down Walk.png|Top-down view of the walk between the landing site and the [[Red Onion]] in [[Valley of Repose]]. In the center is the Courage Reactor.
File:Courage Reactor P2 closeup.png|Close-up screenshot of the treasure.
File:Courage Reactor Scan.png|The Courage Reactor being analyzed.
File:Courage Reactor texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
Duracell D battery (real world).jpg|A real life Duracell D battery.
File:Courage Reactor Switch.jpg|Courage Reactor, as it appears in the Nintendo Switch port.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Spa=Reactor valeroso
|SpaM=Courageous reactor
|Fra=Réacteur vaillant
|FraM=Courageous reactor
|Ita=Pila di coraggio
|ItaM=Courage Battery
|Ger=Tapferkeitsreaktor
|GerM=Courage Reactor
|GerN=Written "Tapferkeits-reaktor" in-game.
}}

==See also==
*[[Main Engine]]
*[[Durable Energy Cell]]
*[[Fuel Reservoir]]
*[[Proton AA]]

==References==
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{{Valley of Repose}}
{{Treasures}}
[[Category:Valley of Repose]]