Mkinitcpio
Remove plymouth from the HOOKS line of /etc/mkinitcpio.conf: sudoedit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
Then run: sudo mkinitcpio -P
Grub
May wish to remove splash from /etc/default/grub: sudoedit /etc/default/grub
And update (refresh/reapply settings) grub: sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
EDIT
I copied and edited one of my older guides here that should be more full.
Also not true.
-R is remove.
-n is include ‘save files’.
-s is also select dependencies not required by any other package.