Can Havel the Rock defeat Dark Souls? (Challenge Run)

Havel the Rock, former Bishop and Knight of the Way of White is one of the most intriguing characters in Dark Souls, locked away in a tower below the Taurus Demon.
So, I decided to pose the question; can Havel the Rock defeat Dark Souls?

We start this Dark Souls Challenge Run as Havel in a new game, granting the Havel armor set, Dragon Tooth Great Hammer, Havel's Greatshield, and Havel's Ring. I then adjusted the starting stats to allow for full usage of all his equipment and raised the Soul Level to match the upgraded stats.

Rules:
1) Must stay as Havel the entire run
2) All damage must come from his equipment
3) No glitches allowed
4) Defeat Gwyn

Optional Goals:
1) Defeat all bosses, including the DLC
2) Defeat all Dragons

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro - Challenge explanation and rules for the challenge run
1:37 - Part 1 - Havel the Liberated - How to defeat the Asylum Demon, Taurus Demon
3:10 - Part 2 - Havel the Dragonslayer - How to defeat the Hellkite Drake, Undead Dragon, Hydra
5:00 - Part 3 - Havel the Metal - How to defeat the Gargoyles, Capra Demon, Gaping Dragon, Quelaag
7:59 - Part 4 - Havel the Sungazer - How to defeat the Iron Golem, Ornstein and Smough
11:45 - Part 5 - Havel the Midnight on a Moonless Night - How to defeat Stay Demon, Pinwheel, Nito, Moonlight Butterfly, Sif
15:12 - Part 6 - Havel the Heretic - How to defeat Gwyndolin, Priscilla, Seath
20:02 - Part 7 - Havel the Snatched - How to defeat the Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias, Manus
23:19- Part 8 - Havel the Destroyer - How to defeat Ceasless Discharge, Demon Firesage, Centipede Demon, Bed of Chaos
24:36 - Part 9 - Havel the Kingslayer - How to defeat the Four Kings, Black Hydra, Gwyn
28:35 - Outro

Havel the Rock is a powerful opponent found at the bottom of the spiral watchtower leading up to the Taurus Demon in the Undead Burg, guarding the entrance to Darkroot Basin. He wields a massive dragon's tooth hammer and Havel's Greatshield while wearing the heavy Havel's Set. While somewhat slow moving due to his heavy gear, his attacks deal incredible damage to unwary opponents, and his armor and shield protect him from all but the strongest counter attacks.

Havel the Rock was a Bishop (later a knight) of the Way of the White Covenant, from Thorolund. It is unclear whether he was the head Bishop of the order or whether he deferred to Allfather Lloyd, the patriarch of Thorolund itself.

He is described as an Apostle to Allfather Lloyd, the Guardian of Law and Caste, and one of the great Royals of Thorolund and was likely a member of Gwyn's army during the Age of Fire, creating a question about why he deferred to Gwyn later in life. (Havel is not Gwyn's uncle. The description of the White Seance Ring says: " entrusted to the head bishop of the Way of White and apostle to Allfather Lloyd, uncle to Lord Gwyn", implying Allfather Lloyd to be Gywn's uncle.)

He turned hollow later in life and was locked in the watchtower basement by 'a dear friend,' as stated on the flavour text of the watchtower basement key. There are two possibilities as to who this 'dear friend' could be. Some suggest it was the charred divine blacksmith in Darkroot Garden in the tower after the Moonlight Butterfly, an obvious candidate considering his skill at forging, his possible origins in Thorolund as a divine blacksmith and the fact that the watchtower basement key is found on his body. Others suggest that the 'dear friend' was Gwyn, before he himself turned hollow trying to protect Havel.

In life Havel was a sworn enemy of Seath the Scaleless. He despised magic, and particularly Seath for his consummate involvement in sorcery. This is reflected in Havel's character design; rocky armor evoking the natural elements as opposed to arcane sorcery, and the dragon tooth; a symbol of his hate for magic of dragons. It is also elaborated upon in the description of the Great Magic Barrier miracle, which explains that Havel devised the powerful defensive miracle to counter Seath's magic. Unsurprisingly, that miracle is extremely effective if employed by the player against Seath.

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This guide has been inspired by wonderful creators, such as ymfah and Gamers Weekend in the Soulsborne community. My love for the games and challenge runs had been cultivated by watching LobosJr and SquillaKilla.

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