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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 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. Earlier working titles Ing and RAK had for this match were "Red Wizard Showdown", "Clash of the Titans", and "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 second match after RAK's previous "unadvertised" game with HighVoltageChrist 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).

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 second match after RAK's previous "unadvertised" game with HighVoltageChrist 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), and ''Ninja Commandments''(1987), along with the Don Kong film ''Silver Dragon Ninja''(1987).

{{RAKninja}}'s notoriously glitchy and corrupted final two rounds are the product of him switching video downloaders mid match, resulting in substantial artifacting that served to function as an additional editing response to Ing's rounds during the second half. This was among the matches played by RAK to forgo his notorious "source-cutting" style, indicating that this was a match where he genuinely enjoyed the material he was working with in his responses. While the full match has never received much attention, it was greatly enjoyed between its two participants and is considered something of a hidden gem; {{strong414bad}} at the match's conclusion praised it as "truly a match to be remembered for the ages". In 2013, {{strong414bad}} would upload his last ever video, a second round of the [[Tennis Staff Multi Way]], in which the thumbnail for {{RAKninja}}'s "RED WIZARD RONDO: NINJA POWER KILLED LILLY" would make a small cameo appearance towards the end. Moogle's Round 1 for the [[Tennis Staff Multiway]], "What, do you want me to play with your tail?"(2009), features a segment dedicated to the Ralph Bakshi ''Lord of the Rings'' and to the Godfrey Ho community favorite ''Ninja: Silent Assassin''(1987) as one of a few direct references to RAKninja and Emperor Ing as a result of this match taking place.

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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 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. Earlier working titles Ing and RAK had for this match were "Red Wizard Showdown", "Clash of the Titans", and "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 second match after RAK's previous "unadvertised" game with HighVoltageChrist 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).
+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 second match after RAK's previous "unadvertised" game with HighVoltageChrist 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), and ''Ninja Commandments''(1987), along with the Don Kong film ''Silver Dragon Ninja''(1987).
 {{RAKninja}}'s notoriously glitchy and corrupted final two rounds are the product of him switching video downloaders mid match, resulting in substantial artifacting that served to function as an additional editing response to Ing's rounds during the second half. This was among the matches played by RAK to forgo his notorious "source-cutting" style, indicating that this was a match where he genuinely enjoyed the material he was working with in his responses. While the full match has never received much attention, it was greatly enjoyed between its two participants and is considered something of a hidden gem; {{strong414bad}} at the match's conclusion praised it as "truly a match to be remembered for the ages". In 2013, {{strong414bad}} would upload his last ever video, a second round of the [[Tennis Staff Multi Way]], in which the thumbnail for {{RAKninja}}'s "RED WIZARD RONDO: NINJA POWER KILLED LILLY" would make a small cameo appearance towards the end. Moogle's Round 1 for the [[Tennis Staff Multiway]], "What, do you want me to play with your tail?"(2009), features a segment dedicated to the Ralph Bakshi ''Lord of the Rings'' and to the Godfrey Ho community favorite ''Ninja: Silent Assassin''(1987) as one of a few direct references to RAKninja and Emperor Ing as a result of this match taking place.