As Samara grew up, she developed strange supernatural powers known as nensha, which enabled her to unintentionally burn gruesome {img} into her parents' minds whenever she was around. Having no knowledge over her powers, her powers unintentionally spiraled out of control as Samara grew up.

Samara possesses the power of nensha like Sadako, capable of burning {img} onto surfaces and into the minds of others. Unlike Sadako, Samara psychically disfigures her victims' faces before they finally die of a heart attack. Samara's history is covered through the American films.