Energy Tank

An Energy Tank upgrade in Echoes

The Energy Tank is a common Suit Expansion in the Metroid series, featured in every Metroid game to date. The Energy Tank is used to increase Samus's maximum energy by 100 units (with the exception of Hard Mode in Metroid: Zero Mission, where each Tank increases Energy by 50). They also refill Samus's energy to full upon acquisition. Extra Energy Tanks are represented by small boxes near the top of the HUD. These, like other expansions, are not required to progress through the games' plots, thus creating two challenges: completing the game with all the Energy Tanks acquired, and completing the game with the least amount of Tanks possible acquired.

Locations of Energy Tanks

Metroid: Zero Mission

Location	Items needed	Notes
Brinstar	Morph Ball Morph Ball Bombs	Samus must use her Morph Ball and Morph Ball Bombs to crawl through a tunnel in the ceiling of the room where the first Chozo Statue of the game resides; the Tank is at the end of the tunnel.
Brinstar	No items are needed	Samus must travel to where the second possible Deorem encounter is. At the end of the corridor, the Tank sits on a platform.
Brinstar	Varia Suit	After obtaining the Varia Suit, Samus must travel backwards to a corridor filled with acid, then access a tunnel down under the acid; the Tank resides at the end of the tunnel.
Norfair	No items are needed	After Samus defeats two Kiru Giru larvae, she must jump up to the tank from the corpse of the second larva.
Kraid	No items are needed	After charging up the Zip Lines, Samus must use one on the ceiling nearby to access the Tank sitting on a pillar.
Kraid	Speed Booster	After ending Kraid and obtaining the Speed Booster, Samus must travel to a corridor with several bugs flying around. She must then Shinespark through several blocks that block access to the Tank.
Ridley	Power Grip	While traveling through Ridley's lair, Samus encounters this Tank sitting plainly at the end of the corridor. However, the path to the Tank is lined with fake blocks, so Samus must tread carefully to reach it.
Ridley	No items are needed	After obtaining the third Unknown Item, Samus must jump behind the Chozo Statue holding it; the Tank sits right there.
Ridley	No items are needed	After defeating Ridley, Samus must travel to a corridor with pipes that send out bugs, then lay a Morph Ball Bomb near the entrance of the corridor to access a network of tunnels; the Tank is at the end of the tunnel.
Chozodia	Speed Booster	Samus must travel to the room outside Mecha Ridley's room, then build up enough speed to break through a set of blocks in the room to the left. She will then be able to access the Tank, but only if she succeeds in bypassing tripwire lasers.
Chozodia	Legendary Power Suit Power Bombs	Samus must travel to the glass tunnel that connects the Mothership with the Chozo-built portion of Chozodia, then lay a Power Bomb to break the glass, then exit through the bottom left after laying another Power Bomb to break open the wall. She must then drop down a hole, then travel to the left. Finally, she must Shinespark up through a narrow corridor until she hits the Tank.
Chozodia	Speed Booster	Samus must travel to the room adjacent to the room that holds the Ruins Test, then exit through the bottom right. She must then use her Speed Booster cleverly to keep enough charge through several rooms while traveling to the right, eventually reaching a platform where she must Shinespark to reach the Expansion.

Data

Manuals

Manual info from Metroid: Other M

Energy Tank:

Increases your Energy Tank count by one.

On-Screen Data

Screen data from Metroid: Zero Mission
Energy Tank acquired. Energy capacity increased.

External Links

• Metroid Recon's guides to collecting Energy Tanks
  • Metroid
  • Metroid: Zero Mission
  • Metroid Prime
  • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
  • Metroid Prime Hunters
  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  • Metroid II: Return of Samus
  • Super Metroid
  • Metroid: Other M
  • Metroid Fusion

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References

Expansions
Beam Ammo Expansion Universal Ammo Expansion Energy Tank Reserve Tank Power Bomb Expansion Missile Expansion Ship Missile Expansion Super Missile Expansion Accel Charge Energy Part E-Recovery Tank