Is this the beginning of the end to the numerous Plymouth woes that frequent these forums? 
SUSE Has Been Working On An In-Kernel Boot Splash Screen For Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=SUSE-Kernel-Bootsplash
Cool! I hate Plymouth.
Quoting the link: “they hope this new system will work earlier in the boot process and also be more reliable.”
That would be welcome – particularly the “more reliable” part.
Hmmm. Looking forward to that … I think.:\
Any info when it will be done? Or not?
You can remove the plymouth packages yourself and lock them with zypper to avoid reinstall. Gone.