Clé Bennett portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

Battlestar was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, and was originally introduced as a nameless member of the Bold Urban Commandos in Captain America #323 (1986).

[4] Writer Mark Gruenwald had not known of the racial connotation of "Bucky", having grown up in a region with very few African-Americans,[3] and worked with McDuffie to create a story to address the problem and give Hoskins a new name.

Along with his Army buddies John Walker, Hector Lennox, and Jerome Johnson, he is given superhuman attributes by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker, and they become wrestlers.

"[11] Consequently, Hoskins takes on the identity of Battlestar, wearing a new costume and wielding a shield patterned after the one Steve Rogers originally carried.

Battlestar persuades Steve Rogers, the original Captain America, to help him rescue Walker from the Flag-Smasher, and they battle ULTIMATUM.

Battlestar meets the Falcon and aids him in battling Coachwhip, Puff Adder, and Rock Python of the Serpent Society.

[16] When Steve Rogers resumes the identity of Captain America, Battlestar leaves federal employment and returns to his native Chicago.

[20] Battlestar suffers a back injury during the battle and due to an oversight, does not receive proper medical care while in custody in Prison 42.

raid on a parallel Earth, infested by Nazi zombies, alongside a team of heroes which included Dum-Dum Dugan and Howard the Duck.

[24] Battlestar participates in an Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF) match against D-Man as part of a charity event.

The charity fight ends when it is revealed that the current head of the UCWF is trying to abscond with the money raised by the event, and the two heroes team up to stop the robbery.

[25] During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Battlestar appears as a member of the Underground when Hydra overtakes the United States.

As a result of the experimental mutagenic augmentation process conducted on him by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker,[volume & issue needed] Lemar Hoskins has superhuman strength (capable of lifting 10 tons under maximum exertion), agility, reflexes and endurance.

He carries a near indestructible blunt-end triangular adamantium shield in combat, and is capable of using it defensively against kinetic and energy based attacks, and offensively as a missile weapon.