Wow you know what thats a pretty good theory! Have the Numbers been portrayed as kind of dumb? I feel like they have and thats what I think of when I think of Awakened Zoans. When I think of the numbers I think of big dumb horned animals so maybe they are Awakened!
I feel like Chopper's Monster Point is that but his kungfu training managed to temper his mind. It's the most logical reason why Franky wouldn't have been able to control it.
I wonder… You think a Smile user could be awakened?
I was pondering about this, as the Numbers certainly look like conventional Oni, but then, Minotaurus looked like a monster, too, in silhouette. Like, that long-necked one could just be an Okapi Zoan.
It's just very unusual, that Kaido allows the Tobi-Roppo to challenge the All-Stars, but not a peep about them.