"Id" in Freudian theory is the element of human personality without any controls or inhibitions. That's the Ultimate's Hulk, to a tee.
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And...I can't relate to any of these characters(with the possible exception of Cap). I can't empathize with them. I don't believe in their motivations or perceptions. I find them to be caricatures more than anything else. So, by my grading system, The Ultimates falls far, far short of "realistic".
Whereas I find the heroic archetypes in mainstream comics to be one dimensional and facile. Its why Magneto was such a refreshing change.
People rarely fall into Manichean two-tone morality sets. They're somehwere in a spectrum of morality and motivaton. Millar has dotted his characters throughout the spectrum, rather than having them all fall in "white" or "black".
And I do like most of the characters, aside from Pym and possibly Banner (he was a reckless weakling, but hopelessly in love). I like Thor's principles, I like Stark's superficial foppishness but deep altruism, and I like Cap's patriotism. Wasp needs some filling out, but there is nothing to dislike about her. Only Fury bothered me as a character.
