in the near future, most uf as will have the vital assets, and if I understood it right, you can add the battlecards to the pool, to creat your battlecarddeck for a tournament, right? They have no small fluffy Icon in the right corner, like the cards from the escapepod or the ATST.

In Case we (don't) get models for Imps and Rebels as hostages (and have to do it our self), what would you like to see?

Imps:

Hard, maybe scientists , like the ones we saw in rogue one? Or an maybe tarkin? Young for Republic, old for Imps?

Rebels:

Senator? Well the one in the box is a senator, if i remember right from clone wars...

Maybe a Admiral of the fleet (Would also work for Imps)? From the Mon Calamari?

I wouldn't have a problem using either hostage for Imperial or Rebels, but you've got some good ideas. Remember, both sides want both hostages, though. You could use things like POWs or politicians for any side.

Skull Forge has several options if you want to try something different:

Rebels:

Captured Pilot Objective Token (Insurgency)

Downed Pilot Objective

Imperial:

Captured Pilot Objective Token (Imperial)

Empire Downed Pilot Objective

Generic / Humorous:

Escaped Scientist Objective Marker

Ice Cream Civilian Objective

Nanny Bounty Drone

Baby Yoda, Han in carbonite, a shackled wookiee, that blue fish guy from Mando ep 1, the list goes on.