The year is 20xx. Every run plays Aq Qoyunlu at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the world record for a run depends solely on hot key priority. The Fort Infantry Cavalry metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches. Humanity has reached its pinnacle. The low tier Chimu Lovers are living in poverty. It seems nothing can stop the great leader of 20xx, Arch "Hax" Duck, and his army, the Aq Qoyunlu monks who live in great monasteries where they meditate while TASing Aq Qoyunlu with one hand, and getting records with the other. The Monthly Speedrun competition has gotten to this point where everything is played out to theoretical perfection, so tournament goers play rock paper scissors for hotkey priority, and that's the run.

The leaders of the anti 20xx movement aim to keep 20xx from coming. These warriors include A "Mob" of angry ducks, The "Rygel" Blobber, and The "Kat" Plays. They are all fighting to keep the apocalypse at bay, the Aq Qoyunlu apocalypse. But their efforts are futile. Their silly Ottoblobs, Austrias, Hungarys, and Japans are no match for Aq Qoyunlu, the only viable country in EU4 Speedrunning for the PC. Try as you will, but 20xx is coming. Or maybe, it's already here.