LogFAQs > #966638065

Terrain-dependent.

If this is heavily stacked in Shredder's favor, with foot clan and robots and the like, then yeah, of course Shredder wins.

If this is close quarters, I think the issue is that Shredder focuses on parrying opponents a lot. That won't work against DK, who's gonna spread a concussive force through Shredder's armor with each hit. Even if you take the moon punch off the table, DK still has the feat of uppercutting Kaptain K Rool so hard, he knocks him through the steel roof of an airship and down into the waters of Krem Quay, where he is summarily eaten by sharks. Chunky Kong, who is maybe 1/4th the size of K Rool (in the game where they actually encounter each other), is confirmed to be 2000 pounds. At the very least, if DK lands a solid hit, I do not see the armor surviving.

I do give Shredder respect to fend off DK, especially if they're not immediately in each others' faces. He'd have to pick at DK and limit his mobility with choice slices, but it's possible. I just don't think he can take the raw force of a banana slamma while still keeping his armor intact, and if DK lands a punch on Shredder's regular flesh, it's gonna hurt. It's an odd match-up where Shredder's finesse and skill are his saving grace rather than his trump card.