I suggest that:
1. you put a new background image.
2. You can set a variable in grub.cfg set VTLE_CLR=#0000ff or call grub_env_set("VTLE_CLR", "#0000ff"); in source code.
This will change the color of this version string. Modify the color value to let it the same with the background where is displayed.
Then the string will not be visible.
As for the easter egg, I still wait for someone to find it
1. you put a new background image.
2. You can set a variable in grub.cfg set VTLE_CLR=#0000ff or call grub_env_set("VTLE_CLR", "#0000ff"); in source code.
This will change the color of this version string. Modify the color value to let it the same with the background where is displayed.
Then the string will not be visible.
As for the easter egg, I still wait for someone to find it