Galen started as the man inflicted a seemingly mortal wound on himself. As he stepped forward though, he realised that the man's presence in the Force had not diminished, as it would have if he had been killed.
OOC:Simo Hayhe was a legendary Finnish sniper, with over 700 kills to his name. Including tanks. And he was using a world war 1 era sniper rifle. The entire Russian army failed to kill him.