Everyone here makes a good case, but I am still not buying it without a proper in-game explanation. I suppose we'll know tomorrow midnight (Yey for EU).
Humans are (degraded) offspring of Angels and Demons
Humans are closer to the original version of Anu than either Angels or Demons, in the sense that they encompass light and dark, good and evil, and the ability to be both and/or choose without being bound to one or the other. Think of it as a 're-evolution' if you will. One of the reasons the heavens and the hells both fear what humans could become.
With this in mind, I can only imagine Tyrael being a true human if he had the capacity for evil and to be corrupted.... (This doesnt mean he has to be evil or become corrupted - but he has to have the capacity for it). Because one cant simply 'be human' in the story sense unless you embodied the ability to be of good or of evil. Isnt that what the Nephalum were? The sum of Angels and demons, embodying both, with the power to be greater.
True, but angels do not simply "become" humans, regardless of their capacity for good or evil. If that were the case, Imperius would become human long ago, as he is clearly shown as the most corrupt angel. You are correct that the heavens and hells fear what humans could become, rightfully so. Why would they do so if they could simply become humans themselves, like Tyrael apparently did? Tyrael had no demon inside of him to "sum up", ergo he cannot become human.
I'm going to openly talk about the game cinematics found here. You have been warned.
So yeah, we see Tyrael willingly give up his place in Angiris council, and he falls down to Sanctuary becoming... human. How the eff does that work? Humans are (degraded) offspring of Angels and Demons, you can't just turn into one. In the cinematics Tyrael says that he is now "mortal", rather than "human", but that's just arguing semantics. He took on the form of a human, walks, talks and acts like a human, and most importantly, bleeds like a human. There is nothing human-like in angels, as we are made aware in the various novels and stories, so why then did this happen?
Obviously those are out-of-context cinematics, and I do hope this is explained further in the game. If not, then I will be extremely disappointed, Blizzard had nearly a decade to figure this out, and they can't be this lazy.
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Boo-hoo.
By the fact that angels are made out of light and sound and have no faces. Humans are a tad fleshier.
Sorry, that was me just being overly-dramatic. However, being mortal, one can assume that he bleeds.
Which is the reason I hope they will properly explain this in the game.
True, but angels do not simply "become" humans, regardless of their capacity for good or evil. If that were the case, Imperius would become human long ago, as he is clearly shown as the most corrupt angel. You are correct that the heavens and hells fear what humans could become, rightfully so. Why would they do so if they could simply become humans themselves, like Tyrael apparently did? Tyrael had no demon inside of him to "sum up", ergo he cannot become human.
So yeah, we see Tyrael willingly give up his place in Angiris council, and he falls down to Sanctuary becoming... human. How the eff does that work? Humans are (degraded) offspring of Angels and Demons, you can't just turn into one. In the cinematics Tyrael says that he is now "mortal", rather than "human", but that's just arguing semantics. He took on the form of a human, walks, talks and acts like a human, and most importantly, bleeds like a human. There is nothing human-like in angels, as we are made aware in the various novels and stories, so why then did this happen?
Obviously those are out-of-context cinematics, and I do hope this is explained further in the game. If not, then I will be extremely disappointed, Blizzard had nearly a decade to figure this out, and they can't be this lazy.