Overview
- January 2026 coverage confirms that over 90% of Vecna’s on-screen look is physical makeup and prosthetics, not full CGI.
- Each shoot day requires roughly seven hours to apply custom prosthetics to Bower’s face, head, shoulders and hands.
- A purpose-built suit with added padding and subtle footwear lifts increases the character’s stature and provides a base for textures.
- Selective CGI adds creeping vines, pulsating surfaces and other unnatural motions, complemented by upgraded animatronics for facial nuance.
- Season 5 refines Vecna’s design with sharper, more organic growths, and viral behind-the-scenes clips have corrected assumptions about heavy CGI.