User blog comment:Avery D. North/Bege didn't shoot Bobbbin, but I know who did/@comment-24850639-20170227202625

I have a lot more interest in the "when" and "why" than the "who". Assuming that this is indeed part of Bege's plot (no other significant parties shown this arc are known to be plotting against Big Mom), then it is ultimately inconsequential who actually pulled the trigger. Whether it was Bege himself or one his lackeys, Bege is the one who will be considered responsible at the end of the day. So going back to the 'when' and 'why' -- why now at a time like this? There's a thunderstorm going on, and the cracks of lightning can probably mask a few singular gunshots, but it isn't like Bege would have known beforehand that there was gonna be a thunderstorm later that day. Furthermore, I would assume that Bege knows a single bullet shouldn't be enough to kill Bobbin, or essentially any other non-chess homie BM Pirate that would have been out at that time. So what made pulling the trigger absolutely necessary? Very interesting thoughts that come to speculation:

1.) The shot was to prevent Bobbin from interupting the Luffy/Sanji meeting. Sanji had run essentially the same path through Sweet City only a matter of minutes earlier, and perceived no danger. Assuming the Firetank Pirates are watching this all unfold somewhere from the shadows to catch Bobbin like that, there shouldn't be any reason to believe that they aren't aware of Luffy and Sanji's presence as well. If Bege is even SLIGHTLY aware of Big Mom's intentions for the StrawHats, then he would know that either Luffy or Sanji being where they are right now is a no-no of the utmost regard. This would thus imply that Bege has a personal stake in the wedding taking place, or at the very least Sanji not coming to any harm.

2.) The conspirators still need information. Whoever Capone is allied with in his endeavor, his actions against Bobbin imply either a very in-depth knowledge of Big Mom's plans for the wedding, or a lack of one. I'm leaning towards the latter. If they know enough about the plan to know that taking Bobbin out won't ruffle too many feathers, why bother doing it in the first place? If at the end of the day the wedding taking place is more important than all else, then they wouldnt knowingly take action that may prevent the wedding from happening. So instead I think they intend to extract information from Bobbin that may help put the final pieces of their plan in place.

I don't think the escaped prisoners have had enough time of being free to seriously plan out some kind of high-scale operation against Big Mom. Even if they had time to plot while imprisoned, they shouldnt have been able to pull off something like that after only being back in the real world for a matter of hours. As far as the Germa soldiers go, while I agree with them probably not being too happy with learning that they are clones for fodder and nothing more, I doubt they would have planned far enough ahead to include Big Mom in their plans against the Germa.