Well, Astaroth, Nightmare, and Pyrrha are back huh. Cool cool. Though like someone else mentioned, I don't get why they're using Astaroth's SC2 artwork but whatevs lol Honestly though, I would have liked them to bring back SC2 Astaroth's design if not just for something old that they didn't bring back. I like his executioner look from SC1 but I liked the SC2 version even more x3
I'm curious what the dialogue will be between Sophitia and Pyyrha, super interested in that. And even though I'm not the biggest fan of Pyrrha's moves, since Sophitia is in and still retains her aggressiveness, I don't mind Pyrrha back. The only reason I say this on Pyrrha's style is because for CAS, it was annoying seeing her animations on the CAS characters for a more simpler Sword+Shield style. So yeah. I still hope that Cassandra makes it in but if she isn't, well... Okay. :)
If they really are bringing Taki back, I still wouldn't mind if they brought back Natsu even though I'm personally not big on her aesthetic. They could probably try out a new weapon for her. I could see her rocking the katana+shuriken style (from SC3) or plain vanilla kunai style (SC3). Or for something entirely different, workout the Kusarigama/chain sickle for her.
And I still have some hope for Zasalamel, Talim, and Yun-Seong. Moreso since they are using SCIV models (Sophitia and Astaroth). So I guess time will tell. I'm not upset by the delay but I do hope they use this extra time to make the game the best they can. :D