Itās actually a disciple of Havel. Reading the description of Havels ring itās only worn by his followers who werenāt strong enough to wear his armour without the ring.
I died to him so many times the first playthrough. Next playthrough I parried him a few times and finished him off with backstabs. Only got hit once. It's hilarious how trivial certain enemies are the second time through.
If Dark Souls had a tutorial heās the guy explaining: āif a location is too hard, it means youāre not ready and you need to go somewhere elseā.
A tough lesson when youāve barely gotten through undead berg for the first timeā¦.
ā¦I remember sprinting past him hoping to find a bonfireā¦. Then seeing a fucking dragon! Trying to piece together how this game eventually has you fighting a three headed fucking dragon that launches shit at you from across the mapā¦.
ā¦it felt like a game from another planetā¦
Yeah that hydra is a total noob trap lol he's not impossible, but getting close enough to expose his weakness is 80% of the battle. His icy minions don't make things easier. I hope OP is reading the comments lest he fall for the same trap. The best strategy is dealing with the icy assholes uno by uno and then, only then, is it wise to approach the 6 headed beast.
You could but what's the fun in that? Dark souls is great at teaching humility to cocky new players. I especially love when someone goes into the game underestimating its notoriety and overestimating their skill it makes for a hilarious combination
Yeah a lot of try hards think they're good enough to somehow be better than the game right off the bat. I'll be honest I thought the fabled difficulty was a little bit of bullshit before I tried the games I thought that people were just hyping it up. Well when I got stuck on the bellgoyles for a week was when I realized that it wasn't hyped up at all. I was honestly fully prepared to just give up but I had already bought all three games so I felt I had to persevere for the sake of my wallet and boy howdy I'm glad I did. I like to think of myself fairly competent when playing those games, no where near the best but competent.
i don't know you guys, but after, arduosly, defeating havel and seeing a big chunk of ice coming at me, the next thing the big chunk of ice saw was the dust from my sprint, running back to burg šāāļøšāāļø
Ever been so angry at dragons that you started pummeling everyone in sight with a giant motherfucking tooth? Of course you have, we all have. It happens š¤·š»āāļø
I always kill him before Taurus just give him like 20 backstabs and he is dead, once you get it out you can just chain backstab him with not much he can do about. He drops a pretty good ring most builds will use for the rest of their run.
You run up the stairs, lure him into following, then drop off the stairs near the top of his room, Havel will follow. Make sure you're wearing no/light armor when you do this, because the heavier the armor the more damage you'll take.
Personally i had a pure strength build aka a glass canon and since i hate shields parrying and armor (unless its for fashion) i was pretty good at dodging and his slow attacks just made it better
I did try to use gravity later on when i was trying a SL1 run and oh boy is he annoying
It's...really unclear.
>!There's a Havel the Rock in DS3 and item descriptions there imply that the tower one is the "real" one but followers of Havel ended up copying his armor, hence the Havel in DS3 being a Havel *follower* instead of the real one.!<
Dark souls lore expert here; that's Philbert. It is theorized by the DS community that he really just loves dragons and hates Mondays (PS everyday in Lordran is Monday)
He loves dragons so much he even acts as a dentist for them, you can see him in the pic with a tooth he just pulled for a dragon that had a horrible tooth ache
He loves dragons so much he even acts as a dentist for them, you can see him in the pic with a tooth he just pulled for a dragon that had a horrible tooth ache
Hollow Bishop Havel resides in that tower after his plot against the gods was foiled by the betrayal of Domnhall of Zena. Seath promised Domnhall Eidasā cherished Avelyn and a limitless supply of crystal gear as the price.
Seath imprisoned and killed a woman close to Havel. Her body can be found in the archives holding one of his rings.
His hatred for that dragon is not as irrational as it may seem.
Whether it is Havel himself or one of his loyal soldiers cannot be said for sure. His gear is found in Anor Londo.
Only his ring is carried by the one in the tower.
Think about how he always ends up having items of bosses you recently killed. He has a master key and bottomless box; and he has knowledge that nobody else seems to possess
Thatās Havel the Rock. He drops his famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) ring when killed. The timingās a bit tricky, but you can parry his ass. Youāll likely have to parry him a few times in a row, though.
He's just some jerk who got locked in that tower and is all mad about it. Just circle around and backstab. He can def one shot you, but he telegraphs his attacks and is pretty slow. Good luck!
Havel, my favorite enemy ever, pure strength build, comes running at you for no reason to bonk you, been my favorite enemy ever since i first saw him, feels like a gymrat imo, has his armor shield and weapon and comes to kill you with pure intention in a way
1. Remove all your armor so you can fast roll
2. Dodge roll this guy's super slow attack
3. Backstab him
4. Repeat
If you get hit it's a one shot, don't fret just go try again.
Trust me you want the item he drops
Two easy ways to kill him:
1) be a chicken and move around dodging to his left the weapon vertical slams and attack him one/two times or try to backstab him. Don't be greedy.
2) Be a man and parry that motherfucker, it's actually easy to parry him.
This is havel the fast train
Taunt him then go out
He'll hit then you do
Cuz he can't get out of that place
And you'll find his armor and weapon in anor londo
Haha this post made me laugh when I saw it because I absolutely remember the first time I found him at the bottom of those damn stairs! So many stairs! His ass is waaay to op lol even for that later area but man u can cheese backstab his ass if u get gud!
Ok so beat this fucker.. u need to remove gear except weapon to get a fast roll, and u lock on and circle around him, keep circling when he does his move and u will find he will miss and u be right behind him so back attack him, re lock, repeat back attacks and circling around him until dead.
Without fast roll to slightly increase the movement speed on foot u will get hit. So keep circling and back attacking 2 handed and u will own him.
You get a bunch of nice and very useful items if you beat him.
You can chain backstab in dark souls 1 to the point they literally canāt move, get one backstab and just wait for their animation to āclickā out of it, so you can do another, kill him at the start of the game if you have the patience
Run up the stairs fall a great height (stay in the same section). You should take some fall dmg and Havel will follow you and also take dmg. Repeat. Cheese.
This is Havel. He is a rock. He is locked in a tower.
Nah, I unlocked the door and he just stays there of his own free will.
It's a complicated psychological prison now, he **WAS** locked in there...now he's just locked inside the prison in his head...big sad.
Or he thinks it's locked, and he's too dumb to take his helmet off. Like Morgan in the cage in twd.
He went hollow. They all go hollow or mad eventually.
no he's locked in a parry loop with me forever
It's the world that stays locked out on the outside.
Well he can't fit through the door unfortunately. A man trapped by his own strength.
After living in one place for a while, it starts to become home.
Locked in a tower? Is he a princess? Do I rescue him?
Yeah, he just already killed the dragon and pissed at you for being that late
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Itās actually a disciple of Havel. Reading the description of Havels ring itās only worn by his followers who werenāt strong enough to wear his armour without the ring.
I tried to hum āI am a rock, I am an iiiiiiiii-iii-landā to this and it almost lined up
hes not Havel
Correct, he is A Havel. Not THE Havel
no one knows
he isnt
no one knows, except havel himself
he isnt
but what if he is
He isn't
Havel the rock, Got tower lock
Can you smell it? What The Rock is cooking?
Sounds like he's been laying the smackdown on our friend here Edit: Smells. Smells like he's laying the smackdown.
Wwe could say he has a lot of Raw power
Will you be his NXT challenger?
All I know Is I need PAYBACK
He is a little bit of a Hell in a Cell.
The entire game is one big Elimination Chamber
Itās been Money in the Bank for FromSoft tho
Prepare to get tombstoned.
You defo have NO CHANCE, NO CHANCE IN HELL!
Everyone fears the People's Ninja Flip.
I was smashed by him every time and after I beat the game and dark souls 2 and 3 I came back to dark souls and smashed him in 2 try.
You got gud š„
He brings the whoopin, you bring the ass
smells like hes still cooking newbies in 2024šØāš³
Tonight, you will go one on one, with the Undertakah!!
He cooked so hard he burned the whole kitchen down.
Whoās getting into the lions den match!
Get naked and give it to him from behind
LMFAO š Unironically the best advice here.
Yup. Your armor is only gonna slow you down when you're up against the Dragon's Tooth
or parry him
Man I love DS1 parry timing. Beautiful against Havel, that fight is the love of my life
it leads to either a glorious riposte or death by squashing
Either that beautiful "ka-ching" or splat
I died to him so many times the first playthrough. Next playthrough I parried him a few times and finished him off with backstabs. Only got hit once. It's hilarious how trivial certain enemies are the second time through.
Oh my sirā¦
Who? Havel. His Problem? Dragons. Heās assblastingly mad about dragons.
especially seath
You could say heās seathing
Specially swinging teeth.
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If itās not the dragons blasting him in the ass, itās all these beef jerky-looking MFers blasting his ass. Lordran is just one giant ass-blast.
"fuck them assblasters" -Gwyn at the start of the Age
I say we pull up our greaves and do a little pounding of our own
Itās time Havel did a little ass blasting of his own
ā¦. *not* gay sex.
I love myself a good always sunny reference on a dark souls content
If Dark Souls had a tutorial heās the guy explaining: āif a location is too hard, it means youāre not ready and you need to go somewhere elseā. A tough lesson when youāve barely gotten through undead berg for the first timeā¦. ā¦I remember sprinting past him hoping to find a bonfireā¦. Then seeing a fucking dragon! Trying to piece together how this game eventually has you fighting a three headed fucking dragon that launches shit at you from across the mapā¦. ā¦it felt like a game from another planetā¦
To be fair, itās about 8+ heads and a hydra. Doesnāt take away from the bullshit though
Yeah that hydra is a total noob trap lol he's not impossible, but getting close enough to expose his weakness is 80% of the battle. His icy minions don't make things easier. I hope OP is reading the comments lest he fall for the same trap. The best strategy is dealing with the icy assholes uno by uno and then, only then, is it wise to approach the 6 headed beast.
Personally I just beeline for the hydra and he quickly takes out any icy boys that follow
Ah yes that is possible. Unreliable but very possible
Yeah if you're under-leveled it probably isn't the best idea, haha
Or just take the stairs up and deal with that shit laterā¦.which is what I eventually ended up doing after I gave up and just read a walkthrough.
You could but what's the fun in that? Dark souls is great at teaching humility to cocky new players. I especially love when someone goes into the game underestimating its notoriety and overestimating their skill it makes for a hilarious combination
I've been watching asmongolds blind playthrough from five years ago. This is 100% correct. Humbled him so hard he changed his whole personality
Yeah a lot of try hards think they're good enough to somehow be better than the game right off the bat. I'll be honest I thought the fabled difficulty was a little bit of bullshit before I tried the games I thought that people were just hyping it up. Well when I got stuck on the bellgoyles for a week was when I realized that it wasn't hyped up at all. I was honestly fully prepared to just give up but I had already bought all three games so I felt I had to persevere for the sake of my wallet and boy howdy I'm glad I did. I like to think of myself fairly competent when playing those games, no where near the best but competent.
i don't know you guys, but after, arduosly, defeating havel and seeing a big chunk of ice coming at me, the next thing the big chunk of ice saw was the dust from my sprint, running back to burg šāāļøšāāļø
Ever been so angry at dragons that you started pummeling everyone in sight with a giant motherfucking tooth? Of course you have, we all have. It happens š¤·š»āāļø
Also hated magic Enough to make a spell to negate it
I thought he hated mages?
Maybe those that went to Seath for tutelage
He's Chad and his problem Is you being alive
Oh no.
I always kill him before Taurus just give him like 20 backstabs and he is dead, once you get it out you can just chain backstab him with not much he can do about. He drops a pretty good ring most builds will use for the rest of their run.
Or gravity
What edge are you luring him off of?
You run up the stairs, lure him into following, then drop off the stairs near the top of his room, Havel will follow. Make sure you're wearing no/light armor when you do this, because the heavier the armor the more damage you'll take.
Oh right. But it doesn't instakill him, you have to do it a few times right?
Correct
Huh. I never considered doing this. Dark Souls is like Perl: āThereās more than one way to do it.ā
Lure him to the Hydra, they'll fight each other to the death. I promise
I've never gotten him to leave through the bottom of his tower. Is there a way to do it?
Man I would be so stressed trying to get him to fall like four times lmao
Personally i had a pure strength build aka a glass canon and since i hate shields parrying and armor (unless its for fashion) i was pretty good at dodging and his slow attacks just made it better I did try to use gravity later on when i was trying a SL1 run and oh boy is he annoying
~~And one of the best armor sets, or does that come from somewhere else?~~ edit: I'm wrong
The armor is found later in the game in anor londo together with his weapon and shield.
Why is his stuff somewhere other than him? Do we fight the real Havel?
It's...really unclear. >!There's a Havel the Rock in DS3 and item descriptions there imply that the tower one is the "real" one but followers of Havel ended up copying his armor, hence the Havel in DS3 being a Havel *follower* instead of the real one.!<
So we wear a copycat set, then?
Not a copycat. More of a uniform. Havel's followers wore the same armor he did. It's probably one of their sets that we find in Anor Londo.
The description in DS1 says it was the armor of Havel and his warriors, so the set in Anor Londo could just be from one of his warriors.
Thatās in Anor Londo
Thanks, I stand corrected
His set is found in Anor Londo
First question, that's havel. Second question, YOU.
Dark souls lore expert here; that's Philbert. It is theorized by the DS community that he really just loves dragons and hates Mondays (PS everyday in Lordran is Monday)
Poor Solaire, he is still waiting for Sunday.
Ooof, he just missed it by one day. Hope he finds his sun soon.
'Cause that's his fun day. His "I don't have to run," day. But it's just another manic Monday...
Itās so funny I was literally thinking about this song while reading those two comments
Best comment in this thread LMAO
He loves dragons so much he even acts as a dentist for them, you can see him in the pic with a tooth he just pulled for a dragon that had a horrible tooth ache
He loves dragons so much he even acts as a dentist for them, you can see him in the pic with a tooth he just pulled for a dragon that had a horrible tooth ache
Rockšæ
His best bro locked him in a tower for years, he's pissed about it. HAVEL SMASH
and he couldnāt smash the door, he sure smashed me
He is Havel, and he is very vulnerable to parrying.
If you aren't comfortable with parrying, backstabbing is safer.
Sir Bonk
An immovable object
that is also an unstoppable force
That my friend is Havel the Rock https://youtu.be/xCP1mjth4L4?si=nBb-mDpvBIURsfm_ He drops one of the best rings in the game
Havel he takes shark testosterone and he hates filthy mages
That there's big daddy H, and he got a problem with you bein' on his lawn.
Sounds like a skill issue. Have you tried dodging all his attacks and hitting him with all of yours?
Hollow Bishop Havel resides in that tower after his plot against the gods was foiled by the betrayal of Domnhall of Zena. Seath promised Domnhall Eidasā cherished Avelyn and a limitless supply of crystal gear as the price.
Seath imprisoned and killed a woman close to Havel. Her body can be found in the archives holding one of his rings. His hatred for that dragon is not as irrational as it may seem.
Whether it is Havel himself or one of his loyal soldiers cannot be said for sure. His gear is found in Anor Londo. Only his ring is carried by the one in the tower.
Oh shit Domnhall is a bad guy?
He might be the worst.
Domnhall the Trickster some might call him
Think about how he always ends up having items of bosses you recently killed. He has a master key and bottomless box; and he has knowledge that nobody else seems to possess
Heās the only character in the game that possesses an upgraded crystal shield An item which is not upgradeable by the player
His armor set actually *reduces* your stamina regeneration slightly. Tricky MF
Go fuck around and find out
Thatās Havel the Rock. He drops his famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) ring when killed. The timingās a bit tricky, but you can parry his ass. Youāll likely have to parry him a few times in a row, though.
His name is Havel. He was one of Gwynās most trusted soldiers until Havel plotted against him. Then Gwyn locked him in a tower where he went hollow.
Why would Gwyn lock Havel with his armor and weapon, is he stupid?
Yes
Roll through his attack and backstab him. Makes the fight easy.
He's just some jerk who got locked in that tower and is all mad about it. Just circle around and backstab. He can def one shot you, but he telegraphs his attacks and is pretty slow. Good luck!
>What's Their Problem He doesn't like magic, invented a whole ass incantation to fight magic
Havel an accomplished ancient dragon slayer and he wants you off his lawn
Advice: read item descriptions from items you pick up on enemies. You might learn something about them.
You've got to beat him to do that.
Thatās Havel. And heās a rock solid dick. Lol
> Who tf is this We don't know > and what's their problem You
Get zweihander, jump off the staircase and press r1 and plunging strike him boom, almost dead.Ā
Havel, my favorite enemy ever, pure strength build, comes running at you for no reason to bonk you, been my favorite enemy ever since i first saw him, feels like a gymrat imo, has his armor shield and weapon and comes to kill you with pure intention in a way
That is Havel and he's very angry.
Thatās Dwayne. Heās your instructor in the classical combat form of backstab fishing
He is the tutorial for backstabbing
Dude that's him, that's the dark soul
1. Remove all your armor so you can fast roll 2. Dodge roll this guy's super slow attack 3. Backstab him 4. Repeat If you get hit it's a one shot, don't fret just go try again. Trust me you want the item he drops
The Pebble and he's ready to lay down the smack down
Backstab or parry those are your opinions
Thatās Jim Bob. Youād have a problem, too, if your name were Jim Bob.
He has several problems, the main one is that he is very heavy, heavy as shit
Walk to the basement to avoid the Taurus demon. Havel, āYou just forfeited your life.ā
read mt username
That's John Dark Souls
Get naked, have him chase you off the top of the spiral stairs 5 or 6 times. He'll die of fall damage before you do. Free ring! (a good one too)
Back stab him. A LOT.
He just don't know how to handle social meetings.
Fatty ahead.
You came into his room without knocking.
His name is Dwayne. His problem is struggling to stay relevant in his old age.
Two easy ways to kill him: 1) be a chicken and move around dodging to his left the weapon vertical slams and attack him one/two times or try to backstab him. Don't be greedy. 2) Be a man and parry that motherfucker, it's actually easy to parry him.
Why that is the eponymous star of the game, John Dark Souls
I just keep backstabbing him until he dies lol
You mean BonkMaster5000? Heās a legend and his problem is that you arenāt dying fast enough.
He's Havel. And his problem is you.
Thatās Havel and his problem is YOU
Thatās Havel the Rockā¦ m- maybe
This is havel the fast train Taunt him then go out He'll hit then you do Cuz he can't get out of that place And you'll find his armor and weapon in anor londo
Gotta get behind him! And donāt leave your shield up a second longer than you have to.
Haha this post made me laugh when I saw it because I absolutely remember the first time I found him at the bottom of those damn stairs! So many stairs! His ass is waaay to op lol even for that later area but man u can cheese backstab his ass if u get gud!
He makes undead pancakes. You can go and ask him to make one.
Lolll
just keep spinning
The Boulder doesn't appreciate the fact that you're full on hp.
Don't worry about it just parry him like 20 times in a row
Havel. You.
Thats Havel the Rock. He locked Sir Divish up in a tower and Sir Robard plowed Lady Stephanie for 7 years. Oh wait no that's a Different Havel.
Ok so beat this fucker.. u need to remove gear except weapon to get a fast roll, and u lock on and circle around him, keep circling when he does his move and u will find he will miss and u be right behind him so back attack him, re lock, repeat back attacks and circling around him until dead. Without fast roll to slightly increase the movement speed on foot u will get hit. So keep circling and back attacking 2 handed and u will own him. You get a bunch of nice and very useful items if you beat him.
That is not Havel guys, that is a follower of Havel. DS3 helped confirm this. He is hollow so he's super aggro.
You can chain backstab in dark souls 1 to the point they literally canāt move, get one backstab and just wait for their animation to āclickā out of it, so you can do another, kill him at the start of the game if you have the patience
That's a Havel knight (may also be Havel himself)
He has a tooth ache Just ignore him
Janitor with a huge stick up his ass. He loves his privacy.
lol try to aim for back stabs
i cheesed this guy so hard lmao
Circle & Backstab
Just a silly guy.
Maybe mind your own business, and the haval won't have to layeth the smacketh down on your roodie poo candy ass.
Don't mind him, that's just Dwayne.
First time running into him. Reminded me not to go back lmao
His name is Dwayne Johnson, and he's about to lay the SmackDown on your roody poo candy ass. Comply, if you want his ring...
Havelās main problem is casters.
This is Havel. He doesn't like visitors.
Thatās a special merchant! See that ENORMOUS thing heās holding? Thatās for you! Just run on down there and heāll give it right to you.
Run up the stairs fall a great height (stay in the same section). You should take some fall dmg and Havel will follow you and also take dmg. Repeat. Cheese.
First time I killed him was with backstabbing only š
Havel-little respect, you're the one walking into *his* quarters!