In bullfighting, the main equipment needed includes a cape, a sword, and a muleta. The cape is used in the initial stages of the fight to provoke and maneuver the bull. The muleta is a smaller red cloth used in the final stage of the fight to guide the bull into a series of passes before the final sword thrust. The sword is used by the matador to deliver the fatal blow to the bull.
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Besides his very ornate traje de luces - suit of lights - which can cost thousands of dollars, a matador needs special shoes with no heels, the montera (hat), shirt, tie, stockings, special swords (estoque), capes - capote and muleta and capote de paseo - the parade cape.