User blog comment:Akali95/Why? Because F*ck logic that's why!/@comment-7445937-20130329143423/@comment-4605926-20130404125645

Yep, this seems like another reasonable explanation for Bepo.

As for Pekoms, it is also a possibility, but since we don't yet know enough about the artificial fruits we can't conclude anything yet. Are they consumable together with a regular fruit? Also, that one Yonko was confirmed to be Kaido though that doesn't mean some haven't leaked to Big Mom's possession.

That's one of the assumptions I made about Shyarly in an early blog. However unlikely as it may seem it is indeed a possibility since we don't know the extent of Haki's power yet.

Glad you agree about much of the rest :)