The Marvel Cinematic Universe's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has brought some of the most underappreciated heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe to life on the small screen. One of these oft-forgotten characters is Lemar Hoskins, Battlestar, the partner to the latest Captain America, John Walker. Though his time on screen hasn't been long, Battlestar has one of more most unique histories within the Marvel Universe, as well as a long stint with one of the deadliest teams of all time.
When he first appeared in 1986's Captain America #323, by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, Lemar Hoskins was an unnamed member of the BUCkies, a group of coordinated antagonists working alongside the Super-Patriot to build the wannabe hero's personal image. When John Walker left the role of Super-Patriot to become Captain America, Hoskins followed and took up the mantle of his partner as Battlestar.
During his time fighting alongside Walker's Captain America, Battlestar faced off against the terrorist group known as the Watchdogs. His time fighting this particular enemy came in handy when he offered his assistance to Silver Sable when she was tasked with protecting a reverend from the group. Following a successful mission, Silver Sable brought Battlestar on as part of her personal task force, the Wild Pack in Gregory Wright and Steven Butler's Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #3 in 1992.
As a member of Wild Pack, Battlestar quickly became Silver Sable's most trusted employee and often acted as the team's field leader in her absence. He also came to odds almost immediately with fellow Wild Pack member Douglas Powell, a violent and outspoken racist whose sister's attraction to Hoskins only heightened the tension between them. This infighting was frequent, though most often overshadowed by the missions at hand, including battles against Hydra and its future leader Ophelia Sarkissian, aka Viper.
These missions would later bring the Wild Pack to Somalia where Battlestar would rescue and quickly form a romantic relationship with the mutant known as Lightbright, who would herself find a place on the Wild Pack's offshoot team known as The Intruders. While Battlestar was always the most valuable member of the team in combat, he was also its most principled, even once disregarding a direct order to kill captive targets when they didn't pose a threat. It was exactly this drive to protect others that brought out the best in Battlestar. Unfortunately, it was also what caused him to leave the team.
When Silver Sable found herself imprisoned on fabricated charges by the C.I.A., she was threatened not just personally, but through her closest allies as well. Specifically, Lemar Hoskins' prior criminal actions were used as leverage, hanging the threat of his imprisonment over her head until she made a deal with the agents detaining her. It isn't perfectly clear whether or not this incident was what drove Lemar to leave the Wild Pack shortly before its mid-90s demise, but it certainly didn't stop him from continuing on in his pursuits of justice and freedom.
When the Superhuman Registration Act was introduced and the first Marvel Civil War kicked off years later, Battlestar was staunchly against what he saw as an encroachment on personal freedoms and helped to form an underground resistance force. This is the same role Battlestar would find himself filling once again when Hydra gained control of the country during Secret Empire. His time with the Wild Pack contributed a great deal in making Battlestar the strong leader that he is today, even if they were a wild bunch.