Scatter About (sometimes referred to as Hidden Threats) is one of the few recurring songs of the series. The song is infamous for playing during optional bosses and superboss fights, and it has appeared in every game of the series so far.
In the first three games of the main series, the theme went unchanged, receiving only minor improvements with each game. Etrian Odyssey IV introduced a completely new instrumental remake to the theme, however, following the trend of the other songs and leaving the old FM-Synth style. The Untold games use the same version as Etrian Odyssey IV, however, like the original version of the theme, it receives minor improvements with each game it appears on. In the Untold series, you can still hear the original theme by changing the song style back to FM-Synth in the options menu.
The song is also present in the series spin-off, Etrian Mystery Dungeon. This game utilizes a completely new version of the song, not present in any other games in the series.
Versions[]
FM version[]
Etrian Odyssey III - Music Scatter About
Scatter About - Etrian Odyssey 3
Instrumental version[]
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2- TKoF - Battlefield - Scatter About
Scatter About - Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold
Etrian Mystery Dungeon version[]
Scatter About - Etrian Mystery Dungeon Soundtrack
Scatter About - Etrian Mystery Dungeon
Trivia[]
- The instrumental version of Etrian Odyssey IV has received some backlash from the fans of the series, mainly due to the way the song is looped. In the game, after a loop is finished the song stays silent for several seconds before starting again. The way the song loops has been fixed in the Untold games however.