That may work with some types. Among some 3 horns being mean, short tempered, a speciest, a bit of a bully, ect, may give one high reputation among certain ones. If it is factions that one is thinking of, there may be roughly 3 factions in the Great Valley. The folks who tend to side with Littlefoot's Grandparents, the ones who tend to side with Threehorn, and some who may lean towards one or the other, but not always and usually would prefer to be left alone to do their own thing, maybe similar to Mr. Clubtail.