Drax and Mantis appear to corroborate the existence of a race of Transformers-like robot cars in the MCU in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Drax appears to reveal the existence of Transformers in the MCU in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special not only reunites Peter Quill with his idol Kevin Bacon, but it also discloses a few key information about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It shows, for example, that Mantis is Star-sister, Lord's that many real-life actors share the same world as the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers, and that other non-Marvel pop culture phenomena are well-known inside the MCU.
When Drax The Destroyer and Mantis visit Hollywood, they see cosplayers dressed as characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, and the Avengers. However, much as Mantis misidentifies a Captain America cosplayer as the actual Steve Rogers, Drax misidentifies a Transformers cosplayer as the GoBot robot who murdered his cousin. What makes this revelation even more shocking is that Mantis clearly refers to GoBots, a less well-known brand of robots than Transformers, which obviously exist somewhere in the MCU.
Why GOTG Proves The MCU & Transformers Are Part Of The Same Universe
With the presence of Kevin Bacon, cosplayers, and a reference to DC's Batman, the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a highly meta chapter of the MCU. It also reminds spectators of Star-Earthly Lord's origins and his limited understanding of Earth pop culture past the late 1980s, thanks to Kevin Bacon's memories of Footlose and Friday the 13th. The fact that Mantis already knew such a tragic piece of Drax's backstory suggests that a Transformer-like robot did, in fact, murder Drax's cousin, but it could also imply that Drax started calling them "GoBots" because Peter Quill associated them with Transformers' competing line of robot toys from the 1980s.
Still, this implies that live robots capable of transforming into vehicles are most likely present in the MCU. This may not come as a surprise considering the introduction of MCU vampires, werewolves, demons, gods, and wizards, but it has significant ramifications. An entire species of Transformers-style robots, maybe with their own vast histories that may or may not mirror the unending battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, may be living out their own adventures like the characters from the original Transformers franchise. Given that the MCU has previously explored global mythology, horror stories comparable to Universal's monsters, and even the real-life Marvel Studios themselves, integrating Marvel's version of GoBots or Transformers into the MCU wouldn't be out of the question.
Could The MCU and Transformers Actually Interact?
Surprisingly, the Transformers franchise is more similar to Marvel's MCU and non-MCU characters than one may assume. While the Transformers were created by Hasbro, they first appeared in their own Marvel Comics tales in 1984. Some legal concerns have stopped Hasbro from considering some characters to be canon, although the robots were a success at Marvel for numerous years. The live-action Transformers franchise, which it co-produces and distributes with Dreamworks, is owned by Paramount. Given that Disney and Universal are unlikely to collaborate on a standalone film for Hulk or Namor, it's reasonable to assume that Marvel Studios will not co-produce an MCU-Transformers crossover with Paramount.
As the music-fueled Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special proves, namedropping an unnecessary figure like Batman for the sake of a comedy doesn't actually infringe any copyright regulations. If the MCU were to introduce an eccentric wealthy vigilante clothed in black, several alterations would be required, beginning with the name.
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