Cover stories are somewhat overlooked when one considers their exact importance to the narrative of One Piece. Existing to give tabs on characters not immediately relevant to the story, these one-panel entries can fill the holes in the main story. One may forget that the original versions of plot points, like Koby working his way up through the marines and Buggy encountering Alvida, began as cover stories. Sometimes cover stories will go a step further, and help debut certain characters who will become relevant to the primary narrative. Here are some of the best characters who were introduced through this method.