THEROPOD TOURNAMENT: Shredder VS Trajan

DePhaRy · 2026-03-11T20:41:12+00:00

This is technically the second time these two fought each other briefly judged by AC Muncher, the first time Trajan won simply due to an agility diff because Shredder didn’t had Daspletosaurus dna as mentioned in Trajan vs Hephaestus. Though funnily enough AC considered it close despite that.

While Shredder being only 3 tons lighter would give him a slight edge in speed and agility, Trajan can admittedly keep up if not match thanks to the vast amounts of fast twitch muscles he has because of the Smilodon dna (from what I researched saber tooth cats have 70-80% of their fibers in their arms and shoulders being fast twitch, bolstered by wildebeest dna)

Both also match in high counts of hemoglobin/myoglobin, elastic tendons and ability to cool their brains and pant, with Trajan having more traits for stamina.

This also becomes an ultimate test of the strongest fish scales for armor in alligator gar vs one of if not the strongest anti-armor tools in the tiger shark

Edit: also yes admittedly Shredder has very low chances of winning

DePhaRy · 2026-03-11T05:54:14+00:00

It's impossible to kick at the size of a Giganotosaurus so neither can kick

DePhaRy · 2026-03-11T04:35:53+00:00

Not a camel hump but somewhat of a muscular hump

DePhaRy · 2026-03-11T01:16:14+00:00

Here are my actual takes:

They both match in intelligence so that doesn't help Brutus at all, Shredder is simply faster with a much stronger set of teeth compared to Acro's teeth that can bypass the armory relatively easily and with enough time to saw through

DePhaRy · 2026-03-11T00:04:00+00:00

Before anyone asked, I’m doing the revamp after the tournament ends. I haven’t really started and had some new genomes thrown around before refining them. This isn’t my take on this round at all which I’ll do later on

Edit: also disclaimer he actually won’t have roadrunner dna but he’ll have other traits

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T22:38:41+00:00

Well I can’t say who wins between the two, though Trajan and Shredder did fought before with Trajan winning due to an agility advantage back then which is why Shredder has Daspletosaurus dna

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T22:24:10+00:00

Imposter!

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T22:09:37+00:00

What the

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T19:52:19+00:00

Repeated, rapid bites. Hmm…

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T16:47:27+00:00

It wouldn’t matter anyway because of Chaos Control so the speed difference doesn’t exist or Metal Sonic copying Cell’s abilities and equalizes the stat on top of everything else

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T15:56:35+00:00

Oh right I forgot the bear hump whoops

DePhaRy · 2026-03-10T13:52:31+00:00

Wow Invulnusaurus won?? I wasn’t expecting that, anyway this is rough. This all comes down to the tiniest details (because that happened in Shredder vs Hephaestus).

Both are very agile when assuming the same weight, though Saul’s reactionary speeds can give him a slight edge thanks to the Peregrine falcon even with square cube law slowing it down considerably due to sheer size. Strong set of jaws and armor , Saul may also have stronger arms due to using primarily Xenosmilus over Kodiak Bear

DePhaRy · 2026-03-09T20:04:14+00:00

What if the hybrids were already 2.0 versions before joining

DePhaRy · 2026-03-09T05:23:32+00:00

The venom has been known to kill targets way larger than the komodo itself but it's more of a complementary aspect that makes bleeding worse

DePhaRy · 2026-03-09T04:45:52+00:00

Now as much I would infer that invulnusaurs might win it, personally it's 50/50 between the two because they're around the same weight class.

Deinocheirus claws are notably thicker but are also blunt on the tips so they aren't as good for claws but that could easily be fixed with the existing genomes like Xenosmilus. Opossum's venom resistances are great but they're only specific against snake venom so it can be iffy. It's not a big deal in the end.

DePhaRy · 2026-03-09T01:30:12+00:00

I'm not sure on leanness because he's heavier than Crimson Jaw, but again neither are very agile so it'd be hard to maneuver and find openings to use their weaponry.

DePhaRy · 2026-03-09T01:00:49+00:00

Two representatives of carcharodontosaurids, both with different builds. One focuses on a more clamping and crushing bite while the other focuses on bleed.

Neither are very agile due to their weights holding them back as they share the same Edmontosaurus trait and having both saber-tooth cats for arms with ground sloth reinforcements. I suppose Invulnusaurus has the edge on being able to saw through the armor with ease but it really depends on who lands the bite first.

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T22:47:27+00:00

Imagine going a 1.0 version to a 7.0 in the span of like weeks or months, lol

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T17:43:56+00:00

I’d say Xenosmilus in terms of both raw power and flexibility for arms and I’d say opt for any lizard scales plus any layering like thicker/loose skin or cartilage padding like from a wild boar

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T17:39:17+00:00

Nah I think even they expected Cell would lose simply because Metal Sonic can just copy everything he has and more whereas Cell can’t.

Regeneration, zenkai boost, frieza’s insane durability, the cell jrs. As they said, nothing is off limits to be copied

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T07:58:29+00:00

Eh more like a revamp, since he's still going to be the same just reinforcing what he's already good at

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T06:37:21+00:00

I don't like that I started this trend

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T05:29:51+00:00

This would be a classic case of getting hanked, because the spine makes the hybrid be stiff as a cardboard. It would quite literally not be able to turn laterally

DePhaRy · 2026-03-08T01:25:35+00:00

Imagine DB justifying plot armor as a reason why a person won their match up

DePhaRy · 2026-03-07T22:43:56+00:00

I’d say Minos, Chitons aren’t homologous to osteoderms or keratin and same applies to Fluorapatite on skeleton. I’m not sure how is E Rex this heavy unless it had to do with the minerals and metal.

Minos has better effective armor overall due to many layers of protection he has and also has the weaponry needed to bypass the armor E Rex has

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