Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-6132984-20130527160819/@comment-667748-20130529092549

If you are patient and methodical, you could just melee him. That's what I did. It doesn't require anything particular other than, well, patience. IMO, killing him early is better for the souls and bonfire. If you do the entire game before coming back, it's kind of pointless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEp9xHU3qzo

BTW, you could keep him around to farm a couple thousand souls. It does get boring fast though...