the big guy (vanguard) in 4-1 is optional, though his soul can be used for making the dozer axe. The easiest and cheapest way to kill him is from ranged, he doesn't like leaving his position you can arrow/magic him down without him ever coming close enough to hit you.
He is quite fun to melee though, you want to get behind him, use a 2h stance and chop away, when he hovers his about to do a butt slam , do a roll just before he hits the ground and it wont effect you, then get back in and start chopping his back.
As for you sword yeah you need more strength probably, you can look at the item in your inventory and hit square i think, and it should say what minimum stats you need, or the strategy guide probably says, the wiki definitely does.
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