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"Mastermind" and "culprit" can be two different things.
Mastermind thinks up everything. They don't necessarily kill people themselves, they're just the man behind it all. Mastermind is the same person throughout all games and is the 'final boss' of sorts.
There can be one Mastermind but multiple culprits. There are culprits working with the mastermind but also other culprits, who might end up killing for different reasons each time (like how in Higurashi each different scenario had a different one of the kids taking on the role of a murderer)
I personally see Kyrie as a potential mastermind because she IS smart. People want to argue that some of the younger island residents are behind it all (Kanon, George, etc) but you have to think logically: the person making the close room scenarios has to be very smart, because they keep on stumping many people in the games.
Kanon can't be a mastermind. He has an elementary school education and never attended high school, according to EP 2. George may have more potential in that field, but I can't see him doing any type of murders unless Shannon dies, gets involved, etc.
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