Controlling the Iron Beast

Controlling the Iron Beast is an instrumental song that only appears in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII. Due to its habit of playing when fighting machines resembling the Guard Scorpion, it has been nick-named by many fans as "Guard Scorpion's Theme".

Versions
The Version of this song first plays in the Banora Apple Orchard, when Zack fights the Guard Spider. The song ends when the enemy is defeated.

Later on in the game, a slightly altered version of this song plays when Zack encounters a Guard Scorpion at the Junon Airport. This song, also, is abruptly cut off when the machine is destroyed.

Still later on, when Sephiroth turns against Shinra and attempts to kill Zack, a slightly different version of this song plays when fighting him, along with The World's Enemy.

The only version of this song available on the soundtrack is the first one. Controlling the Iron Beast plays in some of the missions as well, the ones where any enemy with the same general shape as a Guard Scorpion must be fought. The Artist of this song is Takeharu Ishimoto.