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[Neruz]

So my current Hippo trapping operation has been met with mixed success. I'm not really patient enough i guess , but by the time i finish the entire country is going to be plastered with cage traps; i will get every last Hippo in this place!

One of my earlier attempts to herd hippos into the traps resulted in the loss of my most expendable dwarf (hence why i used him to herd them); my Metalcrafter\Mechanic. Annoying, but not serious (one of my Miners was also randomly savaged by a Hippo for no apparant reason.)


Anyway, the hippo that decided he didn't want to be herded and would rather eat my Metalcrafter just got himself caughted, and i've 'Tamed' him. Of course he's named and blooded now, so he isn't actually tame.


I've currently got him stuffed in a cage, but i'm not sure what to do with him. I could butcher him for mucho Hippo meats, fats and bones, or i could throw him in a pit and toss Goblins\Kobolds in there with him once i start capturing some. Or i could stick him inna zoo.

Whatchoo think gies? What should i do with Conngimegul - the killer hippo?

[Luke_Prowler]

Sacrifice it to the blood god.

[Hishan]

Add [trAINABLE][PET] in the raws, and use him as a war hippo

[Sphalerite]

Such a magnificent creature should be made a pet of your favorite noble.  Chain it up in their bedroom to prevent it from wandering away.

[Tormy]

Killer Hippo? Excellent arena material if you ask me. 

[The Doctor]

Use it to test your death traps. >_>

If it lives, YOU HAVE FAILED.

[Spyro]

with a little tweaking your Thread title could become a book title
"What to do with Killer Hippos"
The result of Animal Elven Testing

it could be a manual to proper hippo handling

on a serious note
pit + hippo = Elf-(Blood+guts)

[Argonnek]

Add [trAINABLE][PET] in the raws, and use him as a war hippo

WAR HIPPO! WAR HIPPO! WAR HIPPO!

[Lord_Shadow]

chain him up in at your gate.

[Itnetlolor]

chain him up in at your gate.

Sounds good.

I have a bear waiting at the end of my security system for Kobolds, or seiges that somehow dodge past my deathtrap.

[The Doctor]

Or dwarves that just have to have that narrow giant cave spider silk sock.

[Sizik]

Set up a game of Hungry Hungry Hippo, but with elves instead of balls.

[Fossaman]

What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
Deep inside the forrrr-tressss?

Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Deep inside the forrrr-tressss!

Additional verses in the same vein. You get the idea.

[zchris13]

What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
What do we do with a kill-er hipp-o,
Deep inside the forrrr-tressss?

Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Fill his belly with a goblin soldier!
Deep inside the forrrr-tressss!

Additional verses in the same vein. You get the idea.

Oh, man.  I would hate to find a vein of verses.  That would totally cramp the whole style of my fortress...

[Byakugan01]

Can you say "Goblin pit"? Plunk him in a maze, and dump gobbos in with him. Set up the maze so that they have a chance to get out, but each plate also runs the risk of opening a way for the hippo to path to them. Sit back with some popcorn, and enjoy-for bonus points, one of the plates opens a floodgate which then floods the maze and opens ALL the doors-leading right back to the hippo.