Not really. He's just misunderstood. Is he spawning minions to hurt you? Kinda. But mostly it's the evil wand's fault.
If you do shoot him, he'll need to take a break to recuperate. He's nice enough to let you join him at his campfire though.
Basically the theme of the jam was "breaking the rules" so taking a "break" kinda fits that. And having an enemy that you're not really supposed to shoot also breaks some of your expectations.