diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/DeleteUserAccount.php b/app/Console/Commands/DeleteUserAccount.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c51a3ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/DeleteUserAccount.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Jobs\ProcessUserDeletion;
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Throwable;
+
+class DeleteUserAccount extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'users:delete-account
+                            {email : The email address of the account to delete}
+                            {--dry-run : Show what would be deleted without deleting}
+                            {--queue : Dispatch deletion through the queue instead of running immediately}
+                            {--force : Skip confirmation prompt}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Delete a user account by email and reassign related event ownership to the legacy user.';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $email = mb_strtolower(trim((string) $this->argument('email')));
+
+        /** @var User|null $user */
+        $user = User::withTrashed()
+            ->whereRaw('LOWER(email) = ?', [$email])
+            ->first();
+
+        if (!$user) {
+            $this->error("No user found for email: {$email}");
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $this->info("Found user #{$user->id}: {$user->firstname} {$user->lastname} <{$user->email}>");
+
+        if ($this->option('dry-run')) {
+            $this->line('Dry run enabled. No changes were made.');
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->option('force')) {
+            $confirmed = $this->confirm(
+                "This will permanently delete user #{$user->id} ({$user->email}). Continue?",
+                false
+            );
+
+            if (!$confirmed) {
+                $this->line('Cancelled.');
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if ($this->option('queue')) {
+                ProcessUserDeletion::dispatch($user->id);
+                $this->info("Deletion job dispatched for user #{$user->id}.");
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            // Execute immediately for urgent/account-support requests.
+            (new ProcessUserDeletion($user->id))->handle();
+            $this->info("User #{$user->id} has been deleted.");
+
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->error("Failed to delete user #{$user->id}: {$e->getMessage()}");
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/HackathonsPage.php b/app/HackathonsPage.php
index 60f511146..34565fc05 100644
--- a/app/HackathonsPage.php
+++ b/app/HackathonsPage.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class HackathonsPage extends Model
         'dynamic_content',
         'hero_title',
         'hero_subtitle',
+        'hero_background_image_url',
         'intro_title',
         'intro_paragraph_1',
         'intro_paragraph_2',
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class HackathonsPage extends Model
         'details_paragraph_3',
         'details_paragraph_4',
         'video_url',
+        'video_poster_image_url',
         'extra_button_text',
         'extra_button_link',
         'recap_button_text',
diff --git a/app/Nova/HackathonsPage.php b/app/Nova/HackathonsPage.php
index 1351c1bf0..d8e3578e2 100644
--- a/app/Nova/HackathonsPage.php
+++ b/app/Nova/HackathonsPage.php
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public function fields(Request $request): array
             Panel::make('Hero', [
                 Text::make('Hero title', 'hero_title')->nullable(),
                 Trix::make('Hero subtitle', 'hero_subtitle')->nullable(),
+                Text::make('Hero background image URL', 'hero_background_image_url')
+                    ->nullable()
+                    ->help('Optional. Use a relative path like /images/hackathons/hackathons_bg.png or a full URL.'),
             ])->collapsable()->collapsedByDefault(),
 
             Panel::make('Intro section', [
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ public function fields(Request $request): array
                 Trix::make('Details paragraph 3', 'details_paragraph_3')->nullable(),
                 Trix::make('Details paragraph 4', 'details_paragraph_4')->nullable(),
                 Text::make('Video URL (embed)', 'video_url')->nullable(),
+                Text::make('Video poster image URL', 'video_poster_image_url')
+                    ->nullable()
+                    ->help('Optional. Image shown behind the play button. Use a relative path like /images/Visual%20for%20EU%20Finals%20webpage.png or a full URL.'),
                 Text::make('Extra button text (optional)', 'extra_button_text')->nullable(),
                 Text::make('Extra button link (optional)', 'extra_button_link')->nullable(),
                 Text::make('Recap button text', 'recap_button_text')->nullable(),
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_04_07_120000_add_images_to_hackathons_page_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_04_07_120000_add_images_to_hackathons_page_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c600fa1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_04_07_120000_add_images_to_hackathons_page_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration {
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable('hackathons_page') && !Schema::hasColumn('hackathons_page', 'hero_background_image_url')) {
+            Schema::table('hackathons_page', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->string('hero_background_image_url')->nullable()->after('hero_subtitle');
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (Schema::hasTable('hackathons_page') && !Schema::hasColumn('hackathons_page', 'video_poster_image_url')) {
+            Schema::table('hackathons_page', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->string('video_poster_image_url')->nullable()->after('video_url');
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable('hackathons_page') && Schema::hasColumn('hackathons_page', 'video_poster_image_url')) {
+            Schema::table('hackathons_page', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->dropColumn('video_poster_image_url');
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (Schema::hasTable('hackathons_page') && Schema::hasColumn('hackathons_page', 'hero_background_image_url')) {
+            Schema::table('hackathons_page', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->dropColumn('hero_background_image_url');
+            });
+        }
+    }
+};
+
diff --git a/public/images/Visual for EU Finals webpage.png b/public/images/Visual for EU Finals webpage.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..431d2b661
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/Visual for EU Finals webpage.png differ
diff --git a/resources/views/hackathons/index.blade.php b/resources/views/hackathons/index.blade.php
index d1e55fbb7..658389653 100644
--- a/resources/views/hackathons/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hackathons/index.blade.php
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     $hasHackathonsPageTable = \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::hasTable('hackathons_page');
     $page = $hasHackathonsPageTable ? \App\HackathonsPage::config() : null;
     $dynamic = $page && $page->dynamic_content;
+
+    $defaultHeroBackground = '/images/hackathons/hackathons_bg.png';
+    $heroBackground = ($dynamic && $page && $page->hero_background_image_url) ? $page->hero_background_image_url : $defaultHeroBackground;
+
+    // Note: file on disk has spaces; URL must be encoded.
+    $defaultVideoPoster = '/images/Visual%20for%20EU%20Finals%20webpage.png';
+    $videoPoster = ($dynamic && $page && $page->video_poster_image_url) ? $page->video_poster_image_url : $defaultVideoPoster;
 @endphp
 
 @section('layout.breadcrumb')
@@ -46,13 +53,13 @@
                         <img
                             class="absolute top-0 -left-1/4 w-[150vw] !max-w-none md:hidden"
                             loading="lazy"
-                            src="/images/hackathons/hackathons_bg.png"
+                            src="{{ $heroBackground }}"
                             style="clip-path: ellipse(71% 73% at 40% 20%);"
                         />
                         <img
                             class="absolute top-0 right-0 h-full max-w-[calc(70vw)] object-cover hidden md:block"
                             loading="lazy"
-                            src="/images/hackathons/hackathons_bg.png"
+                            src="{{ $heroBackground }}"
                             style="clip-path: ellipse(70% 140% at 70% 25%);"
                         />
                     </div>
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ class="animation-element move-background duration-[1.5s] absolute z-0 lg:-bottom
             <div class="relative pt-20 pb-16 codeweek-container-lg md:pt-40 md:pb-28">
                 <div class="flex flex-col gap-6 lg:flex-row lg:gap-20">
                     <div class="flex overflow-hidden relative flex-1 items-center">
-                        <img src="{{asset('images/hackathons/hackathon.png')}}" class="object-cover h-full rounded-lg">
+                        <img src="{{ $videoPoster }}" class="object-cover h-full rounded-lg">
                         <div class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2">
                             @include('layout.video-player', [
                                 'id' => 'hackathons-video',