

for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as a trophy, interestingly the info given is different between regions, the UK version saying that E Tanks are "filled with simulated solar power". Eddie can store up to five cans in his head. They are depicted as cylindrical green objects about the size of a soft drink-can, containing a glowing green liquid that can be drunk to recover lost energy quickly. In the latter, they are referred to as "Energy Cans", and given to Mega Man by Eddie when his energy is low. The E Tank also featured in Mega Man-related media like the Mega Man Megamix manga, the Rockman manga series, the Mega Man comic by Archie Comics, and the Mega Man animated series.

The E Tank appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Capcom: Card Fighters DS, the Energy Can ("Can o' Energy" in the English version) is a Counter Card that restores 500 HP. In the latter, Guts Man buys several E Tanks with the prize money, but he accidentally falls on them. In Mega Man: Battle & Chase, they are present in the endings of Mega Man, Proto Man and Guts Man. One of the panels in Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise is an E Tank. The E Tank also appears in the Mega Man ZX series, where only one can be carried at a time.


In Mega Man 11 it started at six E Tanks, but once the Tank Container item is purchased at the store, it can be raised to nine. It returned to nine for Mega Man 9 and 10. The maximum number of E Tanks that could be carried was initially four and was increased to nine for Mega Man 3 to Mega Man 6, but was reduced back to four for the Game Boy games and Mega Man 7. It fully recovers the health of the user. The Energy Tank, known as Energy Can ( エネルギー缶, Energy Can ) in Japan and in Mega Man 7, shortened to E Tank or E Can, first appeared in Mega Man 2, and since then in almost all games from the original Mega Man series.
