- CGI characters. Maz, Snoke, that dude who gives Rey her rations… Prosthetics would have looked better in my humble opinion.
He was prosthetics though. He was actually Simon Pegg in a suit. The only time I think they used CGI on him was when he shouted at Rey as she took off with Falcon. His expression liked a bit phony in that shot. Other than that though it was definitely a practical effect.