Manus, Father of the Abyss

 is a boss which is encountered in Dark Souls, but can only be fought in the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.

Description
Manus is the final boss of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, he is encountered in the Chasm of the Abyss, it is possible to summon Great Gray Wolf Sif to aid the player in the battle.

Attacks
Dark Bead
 * A combo where he hits the player six times in succession dealing high damage, draining high stamina if blocked, and stunlocking the player if not blocked or evaded.
 * Uses pursuers sorcery when he is getting low on health, has 3 variations, can use the Silver Pendant to block this attack .
 * If the player is behind him, he can twist his arm all the way around and do something similar to a 'tail swipe'.
 * Can use his right arm to hit players at a distance, is easily avoided.
 * Smashes his right arm to the ground, deals high damage, but is easily avoided, has a high recovery time.
 * Can jump above the player to smash him, has 2 variations, average difficulty to evade, deals high damage.

Uses the Sorcery Dark Bead and deals heavy damage.

Strategies
It is possible for the player to kill Manus from outside the fog gate. First, kill all the surrounding humanity spirits. Then, unequip all armour and equip a fully upgraded longbow. The player will need Fire Arrows and the Hawk Ring. The player then needs to stand on the right side of the bridge leading to the fog gate. Equip the Symbol of Avarice and the Red Tearstone Ring.

Unequip the Symbol of Avarice after the Red Tearstone Ring has taken effect. There are a set of ridges and on the 3rd one from the bridge, the red eyes of Manus will be visible to the player. Once the player has found him, they must undertake the difficult task of shooting at Manus until Manus has been hit. Then, shoot him until his health is low. Now the player has two options: 1) The player may traverse the white light just before Manus is killed and finish him off, or 2) The player may kill him from the ledge. The fog gate will disappear and the player will get the souls. When the player gets to the platform that Manus usually takes the player off of, the player can roll off and land with no damage.