Can a GIF be used as the Ubuntu Splash Screen instead of the boring purple one?

I'm using Ubuntu Builder and I really want to change the splash screen. It's my first time using Ubuntu Builder, and most of the work is being done offline (limited access...). By following the instructions in this AU post I've managed to set a custom plymouth background wallpaper. It is just a still image.

But I was just curious to know if I could use an animated GIF image for the splash-screen replacing the need for the codes in plymouth script to swap through .png images for boot animation.

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No. You can't. Animated gifs are unsupported by plymouth at this time.

You have to use timers and swap the image yourself.

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