The only "Thieves" in this game are Rutee, Chat and Collette; and she doubles as another priest.

Class Breakdown For Series Characters
Fighter:
Presea
Rid
Eugene(the Lancer was a placeholder class for him; this is less specific)
Woodrow

Swordsman:
Cless
Rid
Luke
Chloe
Yuri
Guy
Caius

Grappler:
Farah
Kongman
Senel

Archer:
Woodrow
Nanaly
Chester

Thief:
Rutee
Chat(she steals too)
Collette

Mage:
Arche
Genis
Harold
Mao
Tear
Philia
Jade
Keele
Reala
Rubia
Iria

Preist:
Annie
Mint
Rubia
Harold
Reala
Raine
Tear
Keele
Rutee
Iria

Magic Knight:
Stahn
Kyle
Kratos
Woodrow
Rutee
Zelos
Leon
Philia
Ruca
Spada
Estelle
Asch

Ninja:
Suzu

Bishop:
Reala
Rubia
Harold
Tear
Keele

Twinsword:
Leon
Lloyd
Guy(counting the sheath)
Spada

Brandish:
Ruca
Kanonno

Pirate:
Chat
Iria
Lilith

Monk:
Farah

Paladin:
Kanonno
Estelle
Ruca
Veigue

Wouldn't Ruca and Spada be Magic Knights as well? >_>

EDIT: *Claire and RM2 original NPC videos up, mystery behind shiny thing following party in Veigue's video solved!* Suzu is so alone atleast she'll get more attention this way Ruca and Veigue are Broadswordsman, and Estelle(maybe Kanonno) is most likely the Paladin(s). Senel and Kongman look strictly Fighters, and no offense but i love how you have Garr and Woodrow as two seperate characters and the one's you have as both Mage and Bishop are most likely Bishops, and the only Fighter/Warrior is Presea, Eugene is most likely still called Lancer. I think it will be, not sure though just imo :

Warrior:
Presea
(Maybe Eugene)

Swordsman:
Cless
Rid
Luke
Chloe
Yuri
Guy
Caius

Grappler/Fighter:
Kongman
Senel

Archer:
Garr/Woodrow(maybe?)
Nanaly
Chester

Thief:
Rutee
Collette(maybe Paladin?)

Mage:
Arche
Genis
Mao
Philia
Jade

Priest:
Annie
Mint
Raine
Tear

Magic Knight:
Stahn
Kyle
Kratos
Woodrow/Garr
Zelos
Asch

Ninja:
Suzu

Bishop:
Reala
Rubia
Harold
Keele

Twinsword:
Leon
Lloyd
Guy(maybe his sheath)
Spada

Brandish/Broadswordsman:
Ruca
Veigue
Kanonno(maybe Paladin)

Pirate:
Chat
Iria
Lilith

Monk:
Farah

Paladin:
Estelle

Lancer:
Eugene

I went by what they were in RM1 if they were in. RE-EDIT: The Gamespot interview said it takes place on a whole new world(i'm guessing Paasca) so how do the old characters get there? i'm guessing Kanonno asks Chat to get them when insert world crisis here happens. Also TV commercial up on official site as well. Suzu scene in opening <3

The new world is called Granide (or something close to that) according to Abyssal Chronicles. I miss Terresia... T_T

And I had thought that Veigue would be a plain old Swordsman, not a Brandish/Broadswordsman... Hell, what do I know?!?

And yeah, lol. NOW we know what that thing in Veigue's video is.

Fighter:
Presea
Eugene

Swordsman:
Cless
Rid
Luke
Chloe
Yuri
Caius

Grappler:
Farah
Kongman
Senel
Anise (lol forgot her)

Archer:
Woodrow
Nanaly
Chester

Thief:
Rutee
Chat (she steals too)
Collette

Mage:
Arche
Genis
Mao
Philia
Jade
Anise

Preist:
Annie
Mint
Raine
Rutee
Iria

Magic Knight:
Stahn
Kyle
Woodrow
Zelos
Leon
Ruca
Spada
Estelle
Asch

Ninja:
Suzu

Bishop:
Reala
Rubia
Harold
Tear
Keele

Twinsword:
Leon
Lloyd
Guy (counting the sheath)
Spada

Brandish:
Ruca
Kanonno
Veigue(the brandish uses his skills so yeah)

Pirate:
Chat
Iria
Lilith

Monk:
Farah

Paladin:
Kanonno
Estelle
Ruca
Kratos (he seems to fit the role more)
Veigue (only because he was in the paladin video)

I suddenly against Norma getting in, everyone on gamefaqs is fangirl & fanboying about her.

Shirley
Grune
Arria/Ange

I don't know what Anise will be either, she has skills from a whole bunch of the classes maybe she'll be unique like Eugene was in RM1, and Lilith migtht be unique too, like being called Chef or Cook or something, but then again they both may fall into existing classes and I think i still want Shirley, Norma, and Meredy/Grune, no amount of fanboy/girling can scar Norma for me plus i don't go on gamefaqs, so i don't have to hear the intense fanning

I sound like a broken record now, but...

It's 11 days to release. We know every playable character available, this I am certain. I'd love to be proven wrong, but the possibility is really low.

Because oh boy, the Tales fandom is sure waiting for Shirley to be the last mentioned! I mean it'd be a tragedy to not include such a beloved character like her!

I'm a Shirley fanboy to the extreme, and even I think she would definitely have been announced by now.

I think your right, but still I don't want to lose hope

Everyone's still going by the 49 playable + Claire thing.

Maybe Namco is trying to surprise us about the last characters.

Any news on localisation, anyone? I'm getting tired of waiting, i'm thinking of asking for it in July instead of in November now, I really want it

I am going to wait for it to be localized a little longer and if it isn't announced by the Japan release date of Vesperia for the PS3 then I will import it.

I will also either get the localized PS3 Vesperia version or import that as well because I have wanted Vesperia for so long and now the extra features are just calling my name.

I was going to wait until Christmas for localisation news, but my patience is thinning