The background motives -to his purges- are probably messed up. He may have wanted to get rid of every mutant above what he considers to be humanity and every other that is too "decadent" and below standard. Keep in mind, this is the same guy that is best buddies with the toaster-iced humans that form the mechanicus. More @Wikipedia
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