King James IX
The real question is, why aren't you talking about dirigibles?
Are you, or have you ever been, an enthusiast of fixed wing aircraft?
Hello, I'm King James IX, and... I'm a dirigibiholic.
More seriously, I think a hippo domesticated over centuries could be a very useful war machine, in much the same way as elephants were used. Now, the real challenge is: domesticated lamprays