Level 1 Dragonborn Fighter (4e), stats 18/18/16/16/16/15 (and thats before the racial stat increases, I rolled high :D).

Core books only, I'm afraid.

He's going to be wielding a two-handed weapon, and be more of a damager, but I'd like to be able to do some defending if the situation goes to hell.

First couple levels of power/feat selection would be fantastic as well. Cheers all!