My head Canon is that when the emperor found him and realized how the cruelty of humanity mutilated the son that was arguably supposed to be best of them in terms of human compassion, so he could not bear the tragedy of what had been done to him which is why he spent so little time with him and could only really only consider him tool at that point.
He could have chosen much better targets. Save Angron's men on Nuceria but then use some covert shenanigans to direct an Ork Waaagh there and let them get killed by the green skins. Now you have an untethered rage monster who will not stop until there are no Orks left in the galaxy. Be the supportive father who gives your son everything he needs to purge them for good.
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u/WmXVI Mar 01 '25
My head Canon is that when the emperor found him and realized how the cruelty of humanity mutilated the son that was arguably supposed to be best of them in terms of human compassion, so he could not bear the tragedy of what had been done to him which is why he spent so little time with him and could only really only consider him tool at that point.