In Devil Hunter, the Chainsaw Man-inspired Roblox game, the name Dorian Graves shows up in two places: in the credits as the person behind the combat animation, and in the world itself as a hard-to-find NPC. That combination is why players keep hunting him down and asking what he actually does.
Who Dorian Graves is in Devil Hunter
Inside the Devil Hunter community, Dorian Graves is known as the core developer and Lead Animator behind the game’s combat. He is the one responsible for the fast, stylish animation work that gives fights their Devil May Cry-style rhythm and responsiveness.
His role is not limited to animation work. He is an active presence in the game’s community spaces, especially on Discord and YouTube, where he talks about development, shares progress, and interacts with players. The in-game Dorian Graves NPC acts as a kind of signature—an Easter egg version of the developer placed directly into the city.
Because of that, finding him is both a lore moment and a quiet milestone for many players who want to “meet” the person whose work defines how the game feels to play.
Dorian Graves NPC location in Devil Hunter
The Dorian Graves NPC is not in Public Safety HQ or any of the obvious early-game interiors. He sits outside, embedded in the city layout, close to another named NPC and a recognizable landmark building. The simplest way to think about it is as a small path you follow from the Park.
How to navigate to Dorian Graves (Park route)
Step 1: Reach the Park. Leave Public Safety HQ, move through the city until you arrive at the large Park area with open green space and walkways. This is one of the main outdoor landmarks and the reference point for the rest of the route.
Step 2: From inside the Park, look toward the skyline and identify a single large, distinct “big building” that stands out near the edge of the area. This structure is the anchor for the next steps; you are heading toward that building rather than wandering the paths inside the Park.
Step 3: Move out of the Park in the direction of that big building. As you close the distance, watch for an NPC named Accuser standing nearby. Reaching Accuser means you are effectively on top of Dorian’s location; you are in the right part of the map.
Step 4: With Accuser as your marker, use the building itself as your guide. Circle along its side and into the shaded or wall-hugging areas immediately around it. Dorian Graves is placed against the wall of this building rather than out in the open walkway.
Step 5: Approach the seated NPC there and interact. If you see the dialogue that opens with him wanting to “reflect on my past in peace,” you have found Dorian Graves.
Many players try to recognize the location by walking away from him and looking around. If you do that, you will see the Park behind you and Accuser nearby, which confirms you are in the correct layout: Park → Accuser → big building → Dorian at the wall.
What the Dorian Graves NPC does
Dorian Graves is not a shopkeeper or a raid giver. He is a senior devil hunter NPC whose main purpose is information—and that information is not free.
When you talk to him, he starts from a position of being busy and wanting to be left alone. If you push the conversation (“Care to share?”), he offers to trade knowledge for money. The price is 20,000 yen. Once you pay, he gives concrete tips about how some early devils behave and how to approach contracting them.
One clear example: he explains that the sea cucumber devil will offer a contract if you are holding out an arm, and that it is specifically interested in that body part. The advice is direct and practical rather than lore-only flavor, which makes him useful if you are trying to understand how early contracts and offerings line up with what devils want.
How to unlock and afford Dorian’s dialogue
Reaching Dorian is one challenge; being able to pay him is another. New players often encounter him early, realize they lack the required yen, and then have to back out and return later.
Getting enough money to pay Dorian Graves
Step 1: Progress through your division onboarding. From your first login as a human, Public Safety HQ runs you through talking to division captains, opening your inventory, and visiting the armory. These early steps grant some yen and, more importantly, unlock your path to missions and division quests, which are the main ways to generate consistent income.
Step 2: Complete at least one early division quest. For example, Division 5 sends you to buy something from the black market; Division 2 has you open the crafting station and obtain common devil flesh. Each completion yields yen and stars, pushing you up from Trainee toward Amateur Hunter. This alone will not reach 20,000 yen, but it establishes your core money flow.
Step 3: Start running missions from your phone. Open the in-game phone with N and use the missions tab to queue activities like “Hold the Line” or other early tasks. These missions pay out money and XP while you also work on division objectives, such as killing devils or dealing a set amount of damage.
Step 4: Use PvP when your division demands it. If you joined a division that requires you to defeat other players and use a surgery kit on them, that questline can generate a large piece of the 20,000 yen total. Killing a similarly ranked player, then extracting their organs with a surgery kit, yields body parts and a sizable cash reward when that quest completes.
Step 5: Treat 20,000 yen as a side goal, not your first purchase. Many players buy a skateboard early from the skateboard shop to move faster through the city. That is usually a better first spend than immediately saving for Dorian. Once movement and basic combat are comfortable, start banking money specifically for his fee.
By the time you have 20,000 yen legitimately, you will usually have a better feel for devils, body parts, and how contracts function. That context makes his specific advice more actionable.
Why players care about finding Dorian Graves
The Dorian Graves NPC sits at the intersection of developer presence, hidden location, and practical value, which creates a mix of motivations for tracking him down.
Developer Easter egg. Having the Lead Animator’s avatar in a tucked-away spot near the Park is a deliberate nod to players who explore. It turns a name from the credits into a character you can actually talk to and pay for secrets, which fits a game built around devils bargaining for power.
Early-game knowledge. The specific tips he shares, such as the sea cucumber devil preferring an arm when offering a contract, are the kind of details that can otherwise be learned only through trial, error, or second-hand explanations. For new Public Safety players still learning how offerings and body parts work, a focused burst of guidance has real value.
Progression milestone. Reaching Dorian, understanding where he sits relative to Accuser and the Park, and having enough yen to pay him are all small but clear indicators that you have moved beyond the very first hours of the game. For many players, talking to him for the first time becomes part of their own mental checklist of “things you do once you’re really playing Devil Hunter.”
Once you know the pattern—Park, then Accuser, then the big building, then the wall-hugging bench—the Dorian Graves NPC stops being a mystery. At that point he becomes what he was meant to be: a quiet developer cameo that sells knowledge instead of weapons, and a reminder that someone very specific is behind the way Devil Hunter’s combat feels.
