WARNING: The following contains spoilers for U.S. Agent #3, by Christopher Priest, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, Matt Milla & VC’s Joe Sabino, on sale now.
The U.S. Agent is still fighting what he considers to be the good fight, whether he’s right or wrong. One thing John Walker always has been able to fall back on is his own moral compass, even if it often seems broken. While he seems to be on the right side of history after trying to stop a protest from getting violent, no one else sees it that way.
As a result, his former sidekick was sent in to talk him into coming back home and letting the government take care of the situation in U.S. Agent #3. This man is Battlestar, who was U.S. Agent’s sidekick when he was operating as Captain America. However, things didn’t go well for Battlestar when he arrived to try to find John Walker.
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Battlestar is Lemar Hoskins, a former soldier who was friends with John before he became Captain America. He was with Walker when they subjected themselves to the Power Broker’s experimentation, which made them superpowered professional wrestlers. When the U.S. Government asked John to become the new Captain America after Steve Rogers quit the role, Walker reached out to Lemar and asked if he wanted to be part of the mission with the Buckies. He became the new Bucky in 1988’s Captain America #341 by Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer, Al Milgrom, Bob Sharen & Jack Morelli.
Unaware of the racial implications of the name, Lemar soon changed his codename to Battlestar, donning a new, more adult costume in the process. Together, he and Walker set out to redefine the idea of Captain America and his sidekick. Battlestar went through the same genetic modifications as John Walker, meaning he has the same basic powers. He has superhuman strength, the ability to lift about 10 tons, and other superhuman attributes, including speed, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes. He was also trained by the Taskmaster in hand-to-hand combat using the same style the original Captain America used.
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With no known weaknesses, it came as a shock that Battlestar went down so hard in U.S. Agent #3. Lemar was called by Val and asked to find John and convince him to come home, knowing that he was one of the only people that U.S. Agent might talk to.
What Val didn’t know was that U.S. Agent was coming in to talk to her. He had a lot of questions, and she had no answers. She didn’t even know who the new U.S. Agent is, which was bad news for Battlestar. Thinking John was still there, Lemar flew in to talk to him and ended up facing the new U.S. Agent with John’s sister in tow, the pair on the verge of a major terrorist act. He was set up by Morrie Watanabe, who John thought was his ally. It turned out he was the man who was controlling the new U.S. Agent and working with John’s traitorous sister.
The new U.S. Agent revealed he was once known as Saint. He mocked Lemar for using the name Bucky, even though he changed it before greeting the public. Lemar said he was proud to represent Bucky but realized he was outmatched. Despite having the same powers as John Walker and being one of the world’s better fighters, he didn’t stand a chance. The new U.S. Agent beat him to a bloody pulp before bowing to Morrie and calling him master. And if Battlestar had no chance against the new U.S. Agent, there is little chance John Walker can stand up to him any better.
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