VMware doesn't offer a "default OS", but a list of guest operating systems that it will support.
Kali isn't on that list, but Kali is based on Debian. If you downloaded the 64-bit installer, choose Debian 11.x 64-bit or Debian 12.x 64-bit from the list of Linux operating systems
(just make sure you configure a virtual disk with at least 20GB of space... Kali will error during installation if you don't have sufficient disk space to hold all the packages that it'll want to install)
- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides