Menorah

Menorahs , noted as Candelabra in the original localization, are important artifacts in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax.
==History==
Candelabra is the term traditionally referring to a pair (or more) of large, decorative candlesticks often shaped as a column or pedestal and having several arms or branches for holding candles. A single example of such lighting devices is known as a "candelabrum." A special kind of candelabrum is the Jewish menorah (which is used in the original Japanese release and the remaster).
The menorah is a seven-branched candelabrum which has been a symbol of Judaism for almost 3,000 years and is the emblem of Israel. It was used in the ancient Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Lit by olive oil in the Tabernacle and the Temple, the menorah is one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish people. It is said to symbolize the burning bush as seen by Moses on Mount Horeb (Exodus 3). The plural version of the word menorah is menoroth, menorot or menorahs.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax
**Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster (Maniax version)
*Shin Megami Tensei V / V: Vengeance (Return of the True Demon DLC)
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
The Lady in Black gives the Demi-fiend a Menorah when he is summoned to the Labyrinth of Amala for the first time, claiming that it "will be your guide" in the Demi-fiend's quest for power. After defeating the first Fiend, Matador, the Lady in Black mentions that the Menorah attract each other, and prompts the Demi-fiend to enter the Labyrinth of Amala, and thus challenge the Fiends for possession of the artifacts (as the Candelabra essentially serve as the keys to the Labyrinth's lower levels). Upon arriving, the Lady in Black reveals that nature of the Candelabra in greater detail, explaining their function and purpose:
Later on the Demi-fiend finds out that the Menorahs weren't stolen, but instead given to the Fiends as part of a training program for him. By challenging and conquering the Fiends, the incarnations of Death, Lucifer was hoping to create a new demon of chaos who would lead his army to the "final battle" against God.
When the Demi-fiend retrieves a Menorah from a defeated Fiend, he will have to place it on the pedestal in the corresponding floor of the Labyrinth to reach the deeper parts.
====Locations====
;First Kalpa
* Matador - Menorah of Foundation
;Second Kalpa
* Daisoujou - Menorah of Eternity
* Hell Biker - Menorah of Dignity
;Third Kalpa
* White Rider - Menorah of Compassion
* Red Rider - Menorah of Insight
* Black Rider - Menorah of Wisdom
;Fourth Kalpa
* Pale Rider - Menorah of Majesty
* Dante/Raidou Kuzunoha XIV - Menorah of Knowledge 
* The Mother Harlot - Menorah of Beauty
* Trumpeter - Menorah of Glory
;Fifth Kalpa
* Demi-fiend - Menorah of Sovereignty
===Shin Megami Tensei V / V: Vengeance ===
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The Menoroth return as a central item collection within the "Return of the True Demon" DLC Quest.
Starting this DLC will have Sophia, as soon as unlocking the World of Shadows, giving the protagonist the Menorah of Knowledge. Just as before, the 11 Menorah attract each other, and as such, he will encounter and fight the other Menorah-bearing Fiends that the Demi-fiend once fought within the Labyrinth of Amala one-by-one within Da'at, sans Dante/Raidou (as they held the Menorah of Knowledge).
When a Fiend is defeated, like before, that Fiend is able to be created for the Nahobino through special fusion. They also drop their Menorah, which makes the next Fiend in the lineup appear in a specific part of Da'at to fight. In the overworld, the spots the Fiends are located are marked as a interactible giant, crackling violet pillar of light.
Upon meeting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse for the first time, beyond where the prtoagonist fought Surt in Chiyoda, they will heavily imply that Lucifer had gathered the Fiends from across time and space to act as a test for the protagonist, to see if they can truly break the cycle of destruction and rebirth, to break free from the Mandala System. Once all 9 of the Labyrinth of Amala Fiends are defeated and their respective Menorah taken, Sophia will open the way to the Hall of Chaos, where the Demi-fiend, the final Fiend the protagonist has to face, awaits. 
Upon defeating the Demi-fiend, the protagonist will gain the Demi-fiend's Essence, granting either the skills the Demi-fiend used in the fight or granting the Nahobino the same affinities as the Demi-fiend when he has equipped the Masakados Magatama via Essence fusion. Once the battle is over, the mission is deemed complete, and the protagonist gains the final Menorah and 666,000 Macca. Afterwards, the protagonist can challenge the Demi-fiend again to obtain more of the Demi-fiend's Essence.
====Locations====
;World of Shadows
*Sophia - Menorah of Knowledge
;Da'at - Minato
* Matador - Menorah of FoundationClose to the Tamachi leyline fount
;Da'at - Shinagawa
* Daisoujou - Menorah of EternityOn a ruined building side nearby the Tennozu leyline fount
* Hell Biker - Menorah of DignityOn the highest track of broken freeway in Konan 4th Block, between the Mitabashi and Konan 3rd Block leyline founts
;Da'at - Chiyoda
* White Rider - Menorah of CompassionIn the chasm close to the Ginza leyline fountMust beat Surt first to continue the fight.
* Red Rider - Menorah of InsightUp the climbable cliffs to the south in Iwamotcho close to the Nihonbashi leyline fount
* Black Rider - Menorah of WisdomUp on a rooftop close by the Akibahara Electric Town leyline fount, adjacent to where the area's Abscess was
* Pale Rider - Menorah of MajestyTo the far left hand side of Tokyo Station
;Da'at - Taito
* Mother Harlot - Menorah of BeautyUp on a hill in the Ueno Park within Grecian demon territory
* Trumpeter - Menorah of GloryUp on a cliff in Kuramae
;??? - Hall of Chaos
* Demi-fiend - Menorah of Sovereignty
==Trivia==
*The eleven menorahs/candelabra are named after aspects of the , the eleven attributes that God created through which he can manifest not only in the physical but the metaphysical universe in Kabbalah tradition.
** Matador's Menorah of Foundation : 
**Daisoujou's Menorah of Eternity : 
**Hell Biker's Menorah of Dignity : 
**White Rider's Menorah of Compassion : 
**Red Rider's Menorah of Insight : 
**Black Rider's Menorah of Wisdom : 
**Pale Rider's Menorah of Majesty (alternatively Severity): 
**Mother Harlot's Menorah of Beauty : 
**Trumpeter's Menorah of Glory (alternatively Godliness): 
**Demi-fiend's Menorah of Sovereignty (alternatively Kingdom): 
**The Menorah of Knowledge : 
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