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[[Emperor Ing vs. RAKninja]] is a YouTube Poop [[Tennis]] match that took place between March 28 and May 6, 2009. Known by its Emperor Ing-bestowed title of "RED WIZARD RONDO: BATTLE FOR THE NINJA EMPIRE" and more simply "'''RED WIZARD RONDO'''", it was the 6th match to be completed by Ing and the ~~14th~~ match to be completed by RAKninja, and one of the matches that helped to firmly establish Ing as being considered an unofficial member of the [[tennis staff]]. RAK and Ing had first expressed the mutual desire to play each other as early as late 2008, around the time of [[Emperor Ing vs. theHappyFungus|Ing's match with theHappyFungus]], and subsequently teased through multiple posts in the Tennis Cafe for the next several months about the nature of their eventual tennis battle. An earlier working title Ing had for this match was "Red Wizard Rondo at Red-Blood Creek! The RAKman squares off against Rifle-Shot Ing in the showdown of the century! Don't miss this clash of the titans on next week's episode!"

[[Emperor Ing vs. RAKninja]] is a YouTube Poop [[Tennis]] match that took place between March 28 and May 6, 2009. Known by its Emperor Ing-bestowed title of "RED WIZARD RONDO: BATTLE FOR THE NINJA EMPIRE" and more simply "'''RED WIZARD RONDO'''", it was the 6th match to be completed by Ing and the 13th match to be completed by RAKninja, and one of the matches that helped to firmly establish Ing as being considered an unofficial member of the [[tennis staff]]. RAK and Ing had first expressed the mutual desire to play each other as early as late 2008, around the time of [[Emperor Ing vs. theHappyFungus|Ing's match with theHappyFungus]], and subsequently teased through multiple posts in the Tennis Cafe for the next several months about the nature of their eventual tennis battle. An earlier working title Ing had for this match was "Red Wizard Rondo at Red-Blood Creek! The RAKman squares off against Rifle-Shot Ing in the showdown of the century! Don't miss this clash of the titans on next week's episode!"

With both players having many overlapping tastes in media, this match serves to fully explore and indulge in their intersecting love of Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" filmography (making this the earliest match to be themed around the films) and 70s/80s animated science fiction/fantasy. The match's introductory stage is unique; While being advertised as 8 rounds long, the videos listed as Rounds 1 and 2 are actually both a distinct "serve" made by each player to set the stage for the match's recurring themes, each focusing on a source with a different "red wizard". In Emperor Ing's video, "Red Wizard Rondo: ManSaru's Calamity", he focuses on Saruman The White from Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings''(1978), who in this adaptation is infamously clad all in red despite his name; Ing refers to him throughout this match with the full title of "ManSaru of Many Colors". In RAKninja's video, "RED WIZARD RONDO: MARA AL UTHA'S CATACLYSM", he focuses on ''The Transformers''(G1) Season 3 episode "Madman's Paradise"(1986), the focus of which is a mysterious sorcerer in another dimension known as Mara-Al-Utha, who directly refers to himself as The Red Wizard. Both of these videos are edited by Ing to create the match's official "serve", which is also respectively referred to as Round 3 of the full series of videos. With these acting as the match's central pieces, other sources added include the Godfrey Ho films ''Rage of a Ninja''(1988), ''Ninja Squad''(1986), ''Ninja Commandments''(1987), and the Don Kong film ''Silver Dragon Ninja''(1987).

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-[[Emperor Ing vs. RAKninja]] is a YouTube Poop [[Tennis]] match that took place between March 28 and May 6, 2009. Known by its Emperor Ing-bestowed title of "RED WIZARD RONDO: BATTLE FOR THE NINJA EMPIRE" and more simply "'''RED WIZARD RONDO'''", it was the 6th match to be completed by Ing and the 14th match to be completed by RAKninja, and one of the matches that helped to firmly establish Ing as being considered an unofficial member of the [[tennis staff]]. RAK and Ing had first expressed the mutual desire to play each other as early as late 2008, around the time of [[Emperor Ing vs. theHappyFungus|Ing's match with theHappyFungus]], and subsequently teased through multiple posts in the Tennis Cafe for the next several months about the nature of their eventual tennis battle. An earlier working title Ing had for this match was "Red Wizard Rondo at Red-Blood Creek! The RAKman squares off against Rifle-Shot Ing in the showdown of the century! Don't miss this clash of the titans on next week's episode!"
+[[Emperor Ing vs. RAKninja]] is a YouTube Poop [[Tennis]] match that took place between March 28 and May 6, 2009. Known by its Emperor Ing-bestowed title of "RED WIZARD RONDO: BATTLE FOR THE NINJA EMPIRE" and more simply "'''RED WIZARD RONDO'''", it was the 6th match to be completed by Ing and the 13th match to be completed by RAKninja, and one of the matches that helped to firmly establish Ing as being considered an unofficial member of the [[tennis staff]]. RAK and Ing had first expressed the mutual desire to play each other as early as late 2008, around the time of [[Emperor Ing vs. theHappyFungus|Ing's match with theHappyFungus]], and subsequently teased through multiple posts in the Tennis Cafe for the next several months about the nature of their eventual tennis battle. An earlier working title Ing had for this match was "Red Wizard Rondo at Red-Blood Creek! The RAKman squares off against Rifle-Shot Ing in the showdown of the century! Don't miss this clash of the titans on next week's episode!"
 With both players having many overlapping tastes in media, this match serves to fully explore and indulge in their intersecting love of Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" filmography (making this the earliest match to be themed around the films) and 70s/80s animated science fiction/fantasy. The match's introductory stage is unique; While being advertised as 8 rounds long, the videos listed as Rounds 1 and 2 are actually both a distinct "serve" made by each player to set the stage for the match's recurring themes, each focusing on a source with a different "red wizard". In Emperor Ing's video, "Red Wizard Rondo: ManSaru's Calamity", he focuses on Saruman The White from Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings''(1978), who in this adaptation is infamously clad all in red despite his name; Ing refers to him throughout this match with the full title of "ManSaru of Many Colors". In RAKninja's video, "RED WIZARD RONDO: MARA AL UTHA'S CATACLYSM", he focuses on ''The Transformers''(G1) Season 3 episode "Madman's Paradise"(1986), the focus of which is a mysterious sorcerer in another dimension known as Mara-Al-Utha, who directly refers to himself as The Red Wizard. Both of these videos are edited by Ing to create the match's official "serve", which is also respectively referred to as Round 3 of the full series of videos. With these acting as the match's central pieces, other sources added include the Godfrey Ho films ''Rage of a Ninja''(1988), ''Ninja Squad''(1986), ''Ninja Commandments''(1987), and the Don Kong film ''Silver Dragon Ninja''(1987).