In the final arc, he agrees to let Vader have a world of his own, and even offers Naboo (his original homeworld, mind you) or Tatooine (even suggesting that Vader could decimate it in payback for his suffering there) for that purpose.Palpatine: I do not wish to rule over a galaxy of the dead. In Legends, he was actually worse than Vader when it came to this. In the Canon, he also tells Vader to rein in his Bad Boss tendencies.There's also no indication that Palpatine has any intention of making Vader's suit more of a burden then necessary, and in fact he explicitly gives Vader permission to make any changes to it that he sees fit. In the Canon, he seems to take Vader's role as apprentice more seriously and sometimes teaches him things about Sith philosophy and history. In Legends, he rarely taught Vader anything and instead spent much of his time doing things to torture him, including making his suit as unbearable as possible. Adaptational Nice Guy: Palpatine undergoes this to a small extent, at least towards Darth Vader.While Vader only did it so there would be no chance the Emperor could replace him (and perhaps a small part of him wanted to save others from his fate), he did protect the lives and futures of countless innocent children from a monster. Accidental Hero: Vader destroys the data crystal with the list of Force-sensitives on it that the Emperor wanted then killed Jocasta Nu so none of the children could ever be found.

the one who manipulated the force to create Anakin, then the Emperor more than qualifies. Abusive Parents: Assuming Vader's vision in #25 is accurate and Palpatine is indeed his 'father' note i.e.

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