Instigator
Instigator noun - A person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent.
Source and instigator are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Instigator".
Source
Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Instigator and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instigator" instead a noun "Source".
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Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Late in the game, a politician visits Inaba to do an article about the fog, and interviews an anonymous source, whose photo somehow ends up in the paper.
Source: Video Game / Persona 4
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