Instigator

*"Let it be known the bodies this temple was built upon. Let it be known their anguish. Let it be known how much I despise this accursed temple."*

-Instigator revealing his true colors

Instigator is an entity resembling a voice who first emerged in Plasma Temple on September 15th, 2022. Power-wise, he is one of the weaker threats the temple has ever faced. In terms of what he managed to accomplish, however, there's a case to be made for Instigator being among the most dangerous. Unlike the other entities who sought to take advantage of the White Ruin incident by taking over Plasma Temple, Instigator sought only to destroy it in the way he thought most poetic. Nearly a year of planning netted him an invasion campaign that lasted from July 29th, 2023 to August 10th, 2023, all beginning one week after Viroid was dethroned.

## Sideline Scramble

The Viroid takeover was something Instigator had neither anticipated nor predicted. His original plan to annihilate the temple was perfected, and there was already an effort being made to put it into motion. He would have had to find someone who could turn up different solutions to his puzzles than the others and isolate them, convincing them of his ideals and providing the necessary supplies to help out, something that was likely underway, as A took a particular interest to his puzzles. It would have been a risky, time-consuming effort that still would have left The Writer capacitated. He was, in his own words, "prepared to play a very long game," to ensure everything went as it should have.

Viroid Temple was unexpected, but appreciated nonetheless. It removed the need to slowly turn someone against the temple, replacing it the need to find anyone desperate enough to reclaim the temple. This ended up being Jackaboy, who found the trail Instigator had left and several explosives at the end. Unaware of what they really were, Instigator convinced Jackaboy to plant them on the wall, saying that they would help take down the viroids. No one else knew what the bombs were, nor did they really acknowledge the bombs being set up. Because of this, the bombs were allowed to remain where they were for a week after Phantom came back to power.

## Personality

Towards people aligned with the temple, Instigator held contempt and scorn, masked by a friendly smile. He hated the temple for what it took to be built, as well as The Honor Board for what they represented. Most of all, he hated Phantom for allowing that which he felt was a travesty of life to exist. Instigator did not believe in innocent bystanders; everyone present was either standing alongside him or complicit in Plasma Temple's misdeeds by his own logic.

To his allies, Instigator showed respect and appreciation.

## Trivia

* Despite actively waging war against the temple, a titular song was still produced in Instigator's name.
* Despite THE EDITOR's status as a white hell-aligned being, it likely had little to no influence over instigator or his narrative. In fact, the former relapsed back into a state of death before the latter ever enacted the final stage of their plan. It is, however, impossible to entirely write off THE EDITOR's manipulative tendencies, especially given it is known to spread itself backwards and forwards through time.
	+ In any case, Instigator was the only entity in the aftermath of the White Ruin who truly wanted to bring about a White Hell.